CACHET


Meaning of CACHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ka-ˈshā ]

noun

Etymology: French, from cacher

Date: circa 1639

1.

a. : a seal used especially as a mark of official approval

b. : an indication of approval carrying great prestige

2.

a. : a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige

b. : prestige

being rich…doesn't have the cachet it used to — Truman Capote

3. : a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicine

4.

a. : a design or inscription on an envelope to commemorate a postal or philatelic event

b. : an advertisement forming part of a postage meter impression

c. : a motto or slogan included in a postal cancellation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.