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   Passe-par·tout

   /ˌpaspərˈto͞o/

   

   noun

   • 1. a picture or photograph simply mounted between a piece of glass and a sheet of cardboard (or two pieces of glass) stuck together at the edges with adhesive tape.
   • ▪ adhesive tape or paper used in making passe-partout frames: "a looking glass of passe-partout and blackened mercury"
   • 2. a master key. archaic

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French, literally ‘passes everywhere’.

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