cachet
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /kæˈʃeɪ/, /ˈkæʃ.eɪ/
cachet
- (archaic) A seal, as of a letter.
- (figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige.
- Synonyms: charm, je ne sais quoi, magic touch, oomph, zing
- I remember when this diner was a quiet hangout, but lately it seems to be losing its cachet.
- 2010, Peter H. Gleick, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, unnumbered page ↗,
- This class of bottled water dominates the U.S. market and consumers seem to prefer the cachet of spring water to processed municipal waters.
- (philately) A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.
- A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated.
- 2011, Alicia Oltuski, Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life, page 47 ↗,
- The most romantic rite of bargaining is the cachet; even its name suggests a thrilling secrecy. The cachet is used when a broker negotiates the sale of a diamond.
- 2011, Alicia Oltuski, Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life, page 47 ↗,
- (medicine) A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation.
- 1907, Pharmaceutical Journal, Volume 79, page 101 ↗,
- In order to facilitate taking by the patient, powders are often ordered to be dispensed in cachets.
- 1915, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, Volume 63, page 237 ↗,
- One cachet on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, a second in one and a half hours, a third in one hour afterwards, and a fourth two hours later.
- 1907, Pharmaceutical Journal, Volume 79, page 101 ↗,
- A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen.
- 1901, Henry Seebohm, The Birds of Siberia, 2011, page 81 ↗,
- On my way back to my cachet I met another party of reed-buntings, one of which I bagged; then I sat in my hiding-place for an hour, waiting for geese that never came within range.
- 1901, Henry Seebohm, The Birds of Siberia, 2011, page 81 ↗,
- German: Gütesiegel
- German: Prestige
cachet (cachets, present participle cacheting; past and past participle cacheted)
- (transitive, philately) To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription.
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