Cachet Definition

kă-shā
noun
Any sign of official approval.
Webster's New World
A mark or sign showing something is genuine, authentic, or of superior quality.
Webster's New World
A seal or stamp on an official letter or document.
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Distinction; prestige.
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A commemorative design on an envelope that marks some historical or philatelic event.
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verb
To print a cachet on (an envelope)
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Other Word Forms of Cachet

Noun

Singular:
cachet
Plural:
cachets

Origin of Cachet

  • Borrowing from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French from cacher to press cache

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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