Definition of 'cachet'
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cachet in British English
noun
2.
a distinguishing mark; stamp
3.
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C17: from Old French, from cacher to hide
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cachet in American English
noun
3.
b.
distinction; prestige
5.
a little, round wafer enclosing a bad-tasting medicine
verb transitive
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cachet in American English
(kæˈʃei, ˈkæʃei, French kaˈʃe)
nounWord forms: plural cachets (kæˈʃeiz, ˈkæʃeiz, French kaˈʃe)
1.
an official seal, as on a letter or document
3.
a sign or expression of approval, esp. from a person who has a great deal of prestige
5. Pharmacology
a hollow wafer for enclosing an ill-tasting medicine
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