a mark or sign showing something is genuine, authentic, or of superior quality
distinction; prestige
Philately a commemorative design on an envelope that marks some historical or philatelic event
a little, round wafer enclosing a bad-tasting medicine
transitive verb
Philately to print a cachet on (an envelope)
See cachet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kă-shāˈ)
noun
A mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity: “Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack”(Christian Science Monitor).
A seal on a document, such as a letter.
a. A commemorative design stamped on an envelope to mark a postal or philatelic event.
b. A motto forming part of a postal cancellation.
A kind of wafer capsule formerly used by pharmacists for presenting an unpleasant-tasting drug.