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Passee, Passe adj.

Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passée belle.

Same as old-fashioned, a., 2.

Synonyms: antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out-of-date, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe.

Past; used appositively; as, time passe.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Passee" Quotes from Famous Books

... Countesses of Blank—but rank; At once the 'lie' and the 'elite' of crowds; Who pass like water filter'd in a tank, All purged and pious from their native clouds; Or paper turn'd to money by the Bank: No matter how or why, the passport shrouds The 'passee' and the past; for good society Is no less ...

— Don Juan • Lord Byron

... TRES CHER FRERE,—Votre Majeste me pardonnera si je viens seulement maintenant vous remercier de tout mon c[oe]ur de votre lettre si bonne et si aimable du 16, mais vous savez combien j'etais occupee pendant ces dernieres 3 semaines. La Crise est passee et j'ai tout lieu de croire que le Gouvernement de Sir R. Peel va s'affermir de plus en plus, ce que je ne puis que desirer pour le bien-etre du pays. Je dois cependant dire a votre Majeste que si le Ministere eut change, j'ai la certitude que le nouveau se serait empresse de maintenir, comme ...

— The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 • Queen Victoria

... the most amusing of his sketches of character, women also take the lead. "The lady un peu passee, who is determined to be interesting. No matter how much I love that person—nay, the more so for that very reason—I MUST flatter, and bother, and be weak and apprehensive and nervous, and what not. If I were well and strong, ...

— The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete • John Forster

... over her, Mr. Biterolf. Is it not so? What chance has a passee woman with such a pure, delicate slip of a girl? And she sings so well. I wonder if she intends going on the stage?" Her companion leaned over ...

— Melomaniacs • James Huneker

... I gave the dear gelding his head because he took it, and he incontinently faced a post of the French army at the Porte d'Espagne. The sentry came to the charge and cried, On ne passe pas ici. The blood-horse went at him, the sentry funked, and then, as if satisfied with his demonstration, the blood-horse—the bit always in his mouth—made a demi-tour, and faced a post of douaniers. This also was ...

— Romantic Spain - A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) • John Augustus O'Shea

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