"cachet" meaning in English

See cachet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kæˈʃeɪ/, /ˈkæʃ.eɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cachet.wav Forms: cachets [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃeɪ Etymology: Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cachet}} French cachet Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cachet (countable and uncountable, plural cachets)
  1. (archaic) A seal, as of a letter. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations (archaic: a seal): Gütesiegel [masculine] (German), damga (Turkish), kaşe mühür (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cachet-en-noun-BKrZOo3V Disambiguation of 'archaic: a seal': 83 0 0 17 0 0
  2. (figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Synonyms: charm, je ne sais quoi, magic touch, oomph, zing Translations (a special characteristic or quality; prestige): prestiž [feminine] (Czech), Prestige [neuter] (German), cachet [masculine] (Spanish), caché [masculine] (Spanish), cashé [Guatemala, masculine] (Spanish), prestij (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cachet-en-noun-cwF-VzsV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 37 17 14 5 12 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 56 10 10 4 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 33 11 10 3 9 10 1 1 1 10 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 34 12 12 2 9 10 1 1 1 12 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 46 17 9 6 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 50 13 10 5 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 51 13 10 4 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 1 46 16 10 5 9 13 Disambiguation of 'a special characteristic or quality; prestige': 0 94 1 1 2 2
  3. (philately) A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-cachet-en-noun-YqNQUBYQ Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  4. A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cachet-en-noun-HsEtNwN9
  5. (medicine) A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-cachet-en-noun-VfQo0Bxa Topics: medicine, sciences
  6. A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cachet-en-noun-xoUxf5H5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lettre de cachet

Verb

IPA: /kæˈʃeɪ/, /ˈkæʃ.eɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cachet.wav Forms: cachets [present, singular, third-person], cacheting [participle, present], cacheted [participle, past], cacheted [past]
Rhymes: -æʃeɪ Etymology: Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cachet}} French cachet Head templates: {{en-verb}} cachet (third-person singular simple present cachets, present participle cacheting, simple past and past participle cacheted)
  1. (transitive, philately) To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-cachet-en-verb-BQP0CxWl Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "glosses": [
        "A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage."
      ],
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          "philately",
          "philately"
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      ],
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        "(philately) A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage."
      ],
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      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Alicia Oltuski, Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life, page 47:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
      ],
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        "A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated."
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "ref": "1907, Pharmaceutical Journal, volume 79, page 101:",
          "text": "In order to facilitate taking by the patient, powders are often ordered to be dispensed in cachets.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1915, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, volume 63, page 237:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation."
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        "(medicine) A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation."
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        {
          "ref": "1901, Henry Seebohm, The Birds of Siberia, published 2011, page 81:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/kæˈʃeɪ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkæʃ.eɪ/"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "archaic: a seal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gütesiegel"
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      "sense": "archaic: a seal",
      "word": "damga"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "archaic: a seal",
      "word": "kaşe mühür"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a special characteristic or quality; prestige",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a special characteristic or quality; prestige",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a special characteristic or quality; prestige",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "caché"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a special characteristic or quality; prestige",
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      ],
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}

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      "form": "cachets",
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
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        "To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription."
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        "(transitive, philately) To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription."
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  ],
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}

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