Category:Passe partout

Passe" par`tout", n. Etym: [f., from passer to pass + partout Everywhere.]

1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct. [obs.] Dryden.

2. A master key; a latchkey.

3. A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, or the like, Usually put between the picture and the glass, and sometimes serving For several pictures.