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noun, plural ca·chets 
[ka-sheyz, kash-eyz; Fr. ka-she] .
[ka-sheyz, kash-eyz; Fr. ka-she] . 1.
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
2.
a distinguishing mark or feature; stamp: Courtesy is the cachet of good breeding.
3.
a sign or expression of approval, especially from a person who has a great deal of prestige.
4.
superior status; prestige: The job has a certain cachet.
5.
EXPANDPharmacology. a hollow wafer for enclosing an ill-tasting medicine.
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Cachet
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Music's cachet and emotional pull also make it a potent weapon for businesses that want to build their own brands.
- It seemed ridiculous trying to trade on a movie star's cachet.
- Youngsters are flocking to poker as never before, attracted by its growing cachet and the ever-expanding pots.
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World English Dictionary
| cachet (ˈkæʃeɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an official seal on a document, letter, etc |
| 2. | a distinguishing mark; stamp |
| 3. | prestige; distinction |
| 4. | philately |
| a. a mark stamped by hand on mail for commemorative purposes | |
| b. overprint Compare surcharge a small mark made by dealers and experts on the back of postage stamps | |
| 5. | a hollow wafer, formerly used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting medicine |
| [C17: from Old French, from cacher to hide] | |
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Word Origin & History
cachet
1630s, Scottish borrowing of Fr. cachet "seal affixed to a letter or document" (16c.), from O.Fr. dialectal cacher "to press, crowd," from L. coactare "constrain" (see cache). Meaning evolving through "(letter under) personal stamp (of the king)" to "prestige." Cf. Fr. lettre
EXPANDde cachet "letter under seal of the king."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
cachet ca·chet (kā-shā')
n.
An edible wafer capsule used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting drug.
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