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单词 sachet
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Definition of sachet in English:

sachet

noun ˈsaʃeɪsæˈʃeɪ
  • 1British A small sealed bag or packet containing a small quantity of something.

    a sachet of sugar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was too busy helping herself to his coffee and emptying two sachets of sugar into it.
    • Still I insisted, because when you buy a plant or a little sachet of seeds, what you really buy is the dream, the possibility of it growing and blossoming and making you feel so proud.
    • Tarnish, as with silver, can be prevented by storing your jewellery in resealable plastic bag together with a sachet of silica gel.
    • She provided some light entertainment by first struggling to open a sachet of sauce for her sushi, then struggling even to open a bag of crisps (she eventually used the chopsticks from the sushi to poke a hole in the bag).
    • Melissa took some water out and a sachet of ice tea and began mixing ice tea.
    • She had difficulty understanding that Barbara would appreciate a dressing for the salad, but a sachet of mayonnaise eventually appeared.
    • The girls are not allowed to step out of the conclaves, even to buy so much as a bar of soap or a sachet of shampoo.
    • I generally try to load cameras well before a dive, and wedge a small sachet of silica gel in a corner of the housing.
    • A range of sauces in sachets was available on each table.
    • Shaking her head, Jess swirled a fourth sachet of sugar into her half-empty cup.
    • Patients first drink a sachet of orange juice or citric acid.
    • She places an empty sachet of tartare sauce under a pepperpot so it doesn't blow away.
    • Still a good eat, with a sachet of ketchup available and typical Samuel Smith low prices.
    • I helped myself to sachets of ketchup and tartare sauce and tucked into my fish.
    • When Irene said ‘yes’ Cheryl added a sachet of salt.
    • Today a large sachet of Tea Tree & Mint Shower Gel fell through the door.
    • The Innkeeper emptied a sachet of Cadbury's drinking chocolate into a mug and went out the back to turn the kettle on.
    • Peel back film and stir sachet of sauce into chilli.
    • If you get a take-away, you'll be asked if you want a little sachet of sambal to go with it.
    • Also, if you eat at pubs like the Hogshead or a Wetherspoon, take advantage of their condiment selection - you never know when a sachet of mustard, ketchup or mayonnaise might come in handy.
  • 2A small bag containing dried scented material such as lavender, used to scent clothes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can smell the lavender sachets on them, if not indeed the mothballs, and they seem to be made up of faded photographs and yellowing newspaper clippings.
    • This is the place to pick up your souvenirs - lavender sachets, toilettes, colognes, soaps, and, strictly to be consumed on the premises, home-made lavender ice-cream.
    • Make your own lavender sachets to keep stored linens fresh.
    • Chamomile can be blended with other herbs to enhance its already wonderful scent in sachets, essential baths, etc.
    • Lavender buds make wonderful smelling sachets, as do dried citrus rinds and dried flowers.
    • Before you put your clothes away for the winter, insert a fabric softener sheet or lavender sachet to keep them smelling fresh for next season.
    • When dried it can be used whole for wreaths and centerpieces or crushed to use in sachets for closets or drawers or to scent a bath.
    • Set this serene-smelling sachet on the bedside, and you'll be off to Dreamland.
    • For invitations send out little gingham sachets of dried herbs (from last year's harvest) with a tag telling the recipient about the luncheon including the date and time.
    • I also blessed a dream catcher to hang over their beds, and made a sachet of lavender and hops to put under their pillows.
    • A lavender sachet under your pillow or a snack high in simple carbohydrates (like cereal or a muffin) shortly before bed may also be beneficial.
    • The dried flowers can be used in a potpourri and in herb sachets, and the essential oil can be included in natural cosmetic preparations and ointments.
    • This bag can then be put into a hot bath like a tea bag, or used as a sachet for your guest's clothes.
    • The sachets will impart a pleasant scent as well as keep moths away.
    • Or hang a small sachet of lavender flowers from your rearview mirror to mask stale-smelling air.
    • Place scented sachets into your dresser drawers and closet
    • Make sachets of dried lavender or equal portions of rosemary and mint.
    • Clear out a bureau drawer or two and place a welcoming lightly scented sachet inside, with a few protective sheets of tissue to line.
    1. 2.1archaic mass noun Dried, scented material for use in scenting clothes.

Origin

Mid 19th century (in sense 2): from French, 'little bag', diminutive of sac, from Latin saccus 'sack, bag'.

Rhymes

attaché, cachet, papier-mâché, sashay
 
 

Definition of sachet in US English:

sachet

nounsæˈʃeɪsaˈSHā
  • 1A small perfumed bag used to scent clothes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sachets will impart a pleasant scent as well as keep moths away.
    • The dried flowers can be used in a potpourri and in herb sachets, and the essential oil can be included in natural cosmetic preparations and ointments.
    • Lavender buds make wonderful smelling sachets, as do dried citrus rinds and dried flowers.
    • Before you put your clothes away for the winter, insert a fabric softener sheet or lavender sachet to keep them smelling fresh for next season.
    • This is the place to pick up your souvenirs - lavender sachets, toilettes, colognes, soaps, and, strictly to be consumed on the premises, home-made lavender ice-cream.
    • Place scented sachets into your dresser drawers and closet
    • Set this serene-smelling sachet on the bedside, and you'll be off to Dreamland.
    • You can smell the lavender sachets on them, if not indeed the mothballs, and they seem to be made up of faded photographs and yellowing newspaper clippings.
    • When dried it can be used whole for wreaths and centerpieces or crushed to use in sachets for closets or drawers or to scent a bath.
    • Or hang a small sachet of lavender flowers from your rearview mirror to mask stale-smelling air.
    • This bag can then be put into a hot bath like a tea bag, or used as a sachet for your guest's clothes.
    • A lavender sachet under your pillow or a snack high in simple carbohydrates (like cereal or a muffin) shortly before bed may also be beneficial.
    • I also blessed a dream catcher to hang over their beds, and made a sachet of lavender and hops to put under their pillows.
    • For invitations send out little gingham sachets of dried herbs (from last year's harvest) with a tag telling the recipient about the luncheon including the date and time.
    • Chamomile can be blended with other herbs to enhance its already wonderful scent in sachets, essential baths, etc.
    • Make sachets of dried lavender or equal portions of rosemary and mint.
    • Make your own lavender sachets to keep stored linens fresh.
    • Clear out a bureau drawer or two and place a welcoming lightly scented sachet inside, with a few protective sheets of tissue to line.
    1. 1.1archaic Dried, scented material for use in scenting clothes.

Origin

Mid 19th century (in sachet (sense 2 of the noun)): from French, ‘little bag’, diminutive of sac, from Latin saccus ‘sack, bag’.

 
 
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