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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•chet /kæˈʃeɪ/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] superior status;
prestige: a job with cachet. - a distinguishing feature:[countable* usually singular]has the cachet of a noble name.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•chet (ka shā′, kash′ā; Fr. ka she′),USA pronunciation n., pl. ca•chets (ka shāz′, kash′āz; Fr. ka she′).USA pronunciation - World Historyan official seal, as on a letter or document.
- a distinguishing mark or feature;
stamp:Courtesy is the cachet of good breeding. - a sign or expression of approval, esp. from a person who has a great deal of prestige.
- superior status;
prestige:The job has a certain cachet. - Drugs[Pharm.]a hollow wafer for enclosing an ill-tasting medicine.
- [Philately.]a firm name, slogan, or design stamped or printed on an envelope or folded letter.
- French: literally, something compressed to a small size, equivalent. to cache cache + -et -et
- 1630–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cachet /ˈkæʃeɪ/ n - an official seal on a document, letter, etc
- a distinguishing mark; stamp
- prestige; distinction
- a mark stamped by hand on mail for commemorative purposes
- a hollow wafer, formerly used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting medicine
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French, from cacher to hide |