sachet

noun

sa·​chet sa-ˈshā How to pronounce sachet (audio)
1
: a small bag or packet
2
: a small bag containing a perfumed powder or potpourri used to scent clothes and linens
sacheted adjective

Examples of sachet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each of the boutique Polanco property’s 35 rooms include a jacuzzi tub equipped with mood lighting and multiple bubble settings, which a friendly team member will fill upon request and infuse with restorative herbal sachets. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024 Every month, Idealist and other coffee producers give the military tens of thousands of drip coffee bags — single-serve, pour-over sachets filled with ground coffee. Daria Mitiuk Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 This postpartum recovery gift box includes birth recovery essentials such as overnight pads, iron-boosting tea, mesh undies, sitz bath sachets, and more. Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024 Often used by professional athletes after a workout, there are now plenty of brands offering the latter in sachet form. Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024 The set comes with 24 high-quality, full-leaf tea sachets in an assortment of flavors, including classic breakfast tea, refreshing mint tea, and calming chamomile tea. Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023 During the waiting time, the children undergo an appetite test, where each child is provided with a sachet of RUTF if severely malnourished, or Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) if moderately malnourished. Unicef Usa, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 Fill them with lavender sachets, which have a wonderfully calming scent and help to keep moths at bay, too. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023 The beautiful gold tin includes 12 sachets of organic, non-caffeinated chamomile tea with hints of linden blossom, passionflower and jujube seed, that combine to make a stress-busting blend. Sarah Rose, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Old French, diminutive of sac bag — more at sac

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sachet was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Sachet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sachet. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

sachet

noun
sa·​chet sa-ˈshā How to pronounce sachet (audio)
: a small bag containing a perfumed powder for scenting clothes and linens

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