passamented

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English broadcloth, light blue in colour, slashed out with black satin, and passamented (laced, that is) with embroidery of black silk.

The Fair Maid of Perth 2008
Above this he wore, like others of his age and degree, the Flemish hose and doublet, which, in honour of the holy tide, were of the best superfine English broadcloth, light blue in colour, slashed out with black satin, and passamented (laced, that is) with embroidery of black silk.

The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801