different between cachet vs statue

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

From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statu? (“set up or erect”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?stæt?.u?/, /?stæt.ju?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?stæt?u/

Noun

statue (plural statues)

1. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
2. (dated) A portrait.
   • a. 1876, Philip Massinger, Mart and Mansion

     The young lady just then would have formed a graceful model for a statue of Attention

Hypernyms

• image, sculpture, simulacrum

Hyponyms

• bust, figurine

Derived terms

• statued
• statuelike
• statuesque

Related terms

• statuary
• statuette

Translations

Verb

statue (third-person singular simple present statues, present participle statuing, simple past and past participle statued)

1. (transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
   • 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

     The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.

Anagrams

• astute

Danish

Noun

statue c (singular definite statuen, plural indefinite statuer)

1. statue

Inflection

References

• “statue” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Old French statue, from Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta.ty/

Noun

statue f (plural statues)

1. statue

Derived terms

• statue de la Liberté

Related terms

• statuaire

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tuâtes

Italian

Noun

statue f

1. plural of statua

Anagrams

• astute

Latin

Verb

statue

1. second-person singular present active imperative of statu?

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin statua

Noun

statue m (definite singular statuen, indefinite plural statuer, definite plural statuene)

1. a statue

Related terms

• statuett

References

• “statue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin statua

Noun

statue m (definite singular statuen, indefinite plural statuar, definite plural statuane)

1. a statue

Related terms

• statuett

References

• “statue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.