passepartout
/ˌpæspɑːˈtuː/noun
1
- (亦作passepartout frame)a picture or photograph simply mounted between a piece of glass and a sheet of card (or two pieces of glass) stuck together at the edges with adhesive tape用镶画法制成的画(或照片)。
1.1
- mass noun adhesive tape or paper used in making such a frame镶画用的胶带(或纸)。
2
- archaic a master key〈古〉万能钥匙。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French, literally 'passes everywhere'.