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Meanings of cachet in English

Portuguese
selo
Catalan
prestigi
Spanish
prestigio

An indication of approved or superior status.

selo

A warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal.

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Examples for "lettre de cachet"
Examples for "lettre de cachet"
1
Issue a lettre de cachet and send her over sea to the Bastile.
The Golden Dog
2
They were refused-but given up, on the lettre de cachet being produced.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
3
Tell me, Philippe, could a lettre de cachet reach me here?'
Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont, Viscountess of B...
4
He offered me her life while he refused me a lettre de cachet!
The Golden Dog
5
What if the myrmidons of Louvois had come with a lettre de cachet!
Prince Eugene and His Times
Usage of cachet in English
1
Matthew's work as an accountant did not carry quite the same cachet.
Career of Evil
2
The Tour de France has always had a special cachet in sport.
The Irish Times
3
The money was tempting, and the job title had a certain cachet.
One for the money
4
They also give H&M cachet that its rivals simply do not have.
The Guardian
5
The cachet attached to coffee in this country has undergone several shifts.
The Guardian
6
For flamenco aficionados, the name of Don Flamenco commands a similar cachet.
BBC
7
The trousers, it must be said, had a certain cachet of distinction.
Americans All / Stories of American Life of To-Day
8
Or the old type of farmed salmon may gain a special cachet.
The Guardian
9
But was it Paul McCartney that walked away with the pop-cultural cachet?
Wired
10
What's different about Demon is its cachet as a grassroots access provider.
Wired
11
But the calendar also has great cachet outside the tire community.
The new yorker
12
Still, newspapers have cachet and value in their communities, Barone said.
Reuters
13
As weapons of destruction, bombs have never had much moral cachet.
The new yorker
14
That higher-quality content also increased MTV's cachet with audiences and advertisers.
Reuters
15
That has eroded the iPhone's cachet and customers' willingness to pay premium prices.
News.com.au
16
Gives it reinvigorated cachet, extra currency, a sorely needed infusion of fresh energy.
The Irish Times
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Translations for cachet
Portuguese
selo
Cachet through the time
Cachet across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common