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Word entry · 6 letters

cachet

Best crossword clue

"mark of distinction"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /kæˈʃeɪ/Part of speech nounSorted accehtStarts with CEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2A3C4H5E6T

Definitions

  1. a seal on a letter

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • I remember when this diner was a quiet hangout, but lately it seems to be losing its cachet.
  • In fact, within the Waffen-SS as a whole, the carrying of a personal weapon such as a pistol or a submachine-gun in addition to or instead of the issue rifle became something of a cachet.
  • He told Bai, "When you go out and talk to them, people are much more interested in something like MoveOn.org than in the Democratic Party. It has cachet. There is no cachet in the Democratic Party.[…]"

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01mark of distinction6 letters
02Prestige mark6 letters

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