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cachet

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

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trademark

English

Alternative forms

  • trade mark

Etymology

From trade +? mark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?e?dm??(?)k/

Adjective

trademark (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Distinctive, characteristic, signature.

Translations

Noun

trademark (plural trademarks)

  1. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
  2. Any proprietary business, product or service name.
  3. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

Descendants

  • ? Bengali: ?????????? (?re?mark)
  • ? Hindi: ?????????? (?re?m?rk)

Translations

See also

  • brand
  • registered trademark
  • service mark
  • wordmark

Verb

trademark (third-person singular simple present trademarks, present participle trademarking, simple past and past participle trademarked)

  1. (proscribed) To register something as a trademark.
  2. (proscribed) To so label a product.

Usage notes

  • Among practitioners of trademark law, it is generally considered incorrect to use “trademark” as a verb; the preferred terminology would be to use a trademark or to register a trademark.

Anagrams

  • Mardakert

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