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cachet
cachetan official seal, as on a letter or document; a distinguishing feature: Courtesy is the cachet of a gracious hostess.; superior status; prestige: The diplomatic corps has a certain cachet.
Not to be confused with:cache – a hiding place; a hidden store of goods: He had a cache of nonperishable food in case of an invasion.cash – currency or coins: They’d rather have cash than a credit card.ca·chet C0009300 (kă-shā′)n.1. a. Great prestige or appeal: a designer label with cachet.b. A quality of prestige or appeal: "Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack" (Christian Science Monitor).c. A mark, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity: "In our times the thick wad of credit cards is a cachet of respectability" (John D. MacDonald).2. A seal on a document, such as a letter.3. a. A commemorative design stamped on an envelope to mark a postal or philatelic event.b. A motto forming part of a postal cancellation.4. A kind of wafer capsule formerly used by pharmacists for presenting an unpleasant-tasting drug.
[French cachet, seal, stamp of authenticity, distinctive character, from Middle French, seal : cacher, to press, squeeze (from Occitan cachar, from Old Provençal, from Latin coāctāre, to constrain; see cache) + -et, diminutive suffix (from Old French; see -et). Sense 4, from French, from the resemblance of the wafer to a wax seal on a document.]cachet (ˈkæʃeɪ) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official seal on a document, letter, etc2. a distinguishing mark; stamp3. prestige; distinction4. (Philately) philately a. a mark stamped by hand on mail for commemorative purposesb. a small mark made by dealers and experts on the back of postage stamps. Compare overprint3, surcharge55. (Medicine) a hollow wafer, formerly used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting medicine[C17: from Old French, from cacher to hide]ca•chet (kæˈʃeɪ, ˈkæʃ eɪ)
n. 1. an official seal, as on a letter or document. 2. an official sign of approval. 3. superior status; prestige: a job with a certain cachet. 4. a distinguishing mark or feature. 5. a hollow wafer for enclosing an ill-tasting medicine. 6. a design or other device drawn or printed on an envelope for philatelic purposes, as for a first-day cover. [1630–40; < French: literally, something compressed to a small size] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cachet - an indication of approved or superior statusseal of approval, sealaccolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" | | 2. | cachet - a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seallettre de cachetwarrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified actslaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | 3. | cachet - a seal on a letterseal, stamp - a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents |
cachetnoun prestige, credit, status, importance, distinction, esteem, standing, stature, eminence, kudos Having a PhD still gives one a certain cachet.Translationscachet
cachet1. an official seal on a document, letter, etc. 2. Philatelya. a mark stamped by hand on mail for commemorative purposes b. a small mark made by dealers and experts on the back of postage stamps 3. a hollow wafer, formerly used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting medicine Cachet a capsule for taking medicinal powders that have an unpleasant taste. Cachets are made in factories from dough obtained by mixing starch and starch paste. cachet
cachet [kah-sha´] (Fr.) a disk-shaped wafer or capsule enclosing a dose of medicine.ca·chet (kă-shā'), A seal-shaped capsule or wafer made of flour for enclosing powders of disagreeable taste. The sealed dosage form is wetted and swallowed. [Fr. a seal] cachet (kă-shā′)n. A kind of wafer capsule formerly used by pharmacists for presenting an unpleasant-tasting drug.CACHET Abbreviation for:
Comparison of Abciximab Complications with Hirulog (and back-up abciximab) Events Trialca·chet (kă-shā') A seal-shaped capsule or wafer made of flour for enclosing powders of disagreeable taste. The sealed dosage form is wetted and swallowed. [Fr. a seal]cachet
Synonyms for cachetnoun prestigeSynonyms- prestige
- credit
- status
- importance
- distinction
- esteem
- standing
- stature
- eminence
- kudos
Synonyms for cachetnoun an indication of approved or superior statusSynonymsRelated Words- accolade
- honor
- laurels
- honour
- award
noun a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his sealSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a seal on a letterRelated Words |