passe-partout

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  1. noun Something, such as a master key, that permits one to pass or go at will.
  2. noun A border, such as a mat, that is used to frame or mount a picture.
  3. noun An adhesive tape or a gummed paper used for a similar purpose.

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  1. French : passer, to pass + partout, everywhere.

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  1. French, a master-key, also a passe-partout in engraving, etc., formerly also a resolute fellow; from passer, pass, go (see pass, v.), + partout, everywhere, from par (from Latinper, through) + tout, from Latin totus, all: see total.
 

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