different between cachet vs caches

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæ??e?/, /?kæ?.e?/
• Rhymes: -æ?e?

Noun

cachet (countable and uncountable, plural cachets)

1. (archaic) A seal, as of a letter.
2. (figuratively) A special characteristic or quality; prestige.

   Synonyms: charm, je ne sais quoi, magic touch, oomph, zing

   • 2010, Peter H. Gleick, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, unnumbered page,

     This class of bottled water dominates the U.S. market and consumers seem to prefer the cachet of spring water to processed municipal waters.
3. (philately) A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.
4. A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated.
   • 2011, Alicia Oltuski, Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life, page 47,

     The most romantic rite of bargaining is the cachet; even its name suggests a thrilling secrecy. The cachet is used when a broker negotiates the sale of a diamond.

5. (medicine) A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation.
   • 1907, Pharmaceutical Journal, Volume 79, page 101,

     In order to facilitate taking by the patient, powders are often ordered to be dispensed in cachets.

   • 1915, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, Volume 63, page 237,

     One cachet on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, a second in one and a half hours, a third in one hour afterwards, and a fourth two hours later.

6. A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen.
   • 1901, Henry Seebohm, The Birds of Siberia, 2011, page 81,

     On my way back to my cachet I met another party of reed-buntings, one of which I bagged; then I sat in my hiding-place for an hour, waiting for geese that never came within range.

Usage notes

Sometimes confused with cache.

Related terms

• lettre de cachet

Translations

Verb

cachet (third-person singular simple present cachets, present participle cacheting, simple past and past participle cacheted)

1. (transitive, philately) To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription.

Further reading

• Cachet (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

cacher +? -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.??/

Noun

cachet m (plural cachets)

1. seal
2. pill
3. cachet

Derived terms

• blanc comme un cachet d'aspirine
• lettre de cachet

Related terms

• caché
• cacheter

Further reading

• “cachet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• catche, catché

Italian

Noun

cachet m (invariable)

1. tablet, capsule (medical)
2. fee
3. rinse (coloured, for the hair)

Anagrams

• tacche

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /?ka??t/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?ka???t/, /?ka??t/

Verb

cachet

1. (colloquial) second-person singular conditional of cachu

Mutation

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæ??z/

Noun

caches

1. plural of cache

Etymology 2

Noun

caches

1. Misspelling of cachets.

Anagrams

• chaces

Danish

Noun

caches

1. indefinite genitive singular of cache

French

Noun

caches f or m

1. plural of cache

Verb

caches

1. second-person singular present indicative of cacher
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of cacher

Norman

Verb

caches

1. second-person singular present indicative of cachi
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of cachi

Portuguese

Verb

caches

1. second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of cachar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) negative imperative of cachar

Spanish

Verb

caches

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of cachar.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /?ka??s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?ka???s/, /?ka??s/

Verb

caches

1. (colloquial) first-person singular preterite of cachu

Mutation