sachet

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sa·chet

(să-shā′)

1. A small pouch of perfumed powder used to scent clothes, as in trunks or closets.

2. Chiefly British See packet.

[French, from Old French, diminutive of sac, bag, from Latin saccus; see sack¹.]

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sachet

(ˈsæʃeɪ)

1. a small sealed envelope, usually made of plastic or paper, for containing sugar, salt, shampoo, etc

a. a small soft bag containing perfumed powder, placed in drawers to scent clothing

b. the powder contained in such a bag

[C19: from Old French: a little bag, from sac bag; see sack¹]

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sa•chet

(sæˈʃeɪ; esp. Brit. ˈsæʃ eɪ)

n.

1. a small bag, case, or pad containing aromatic powder, flower parts, or the like.

2. scented powder used in such a case.

[1475–85; < Middle French, =sach- (comb. form of sac sack¹) + -et -et]

sa•cheted′ (-ˈʃeɪd) adj.

sachet

- Etymologically, a "little sack"—a small packet of perfumed matter.

sachet

[ˈsæʃeɪ] N [of shampoo, ketchup, sugar, coffee] → sobrecito m, bolsita f

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sachet

[ˈsæʃeɪ] n → sachet m

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sachet

n → Beutel m; (of powder) → Päckchen nt; (of shampoo, cream) → Briefchen nt; (= lavender sachet) → Kissen nt

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sachet

[ˈsæʃeɪ] n → bustina

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sachet

(ˈsӕʃei) , ((American) sӕˈʃei) noun

a (small) sealed packet containing a product in liquid or powder form. a sachet of shampoo.

sachet

→ كِيسٌ صَغِير sáček lille pose Tütchen σακουλάκι bolsita pieni pussi sachet paketić bustina 小さな袋 향주머니 zakje pose saszetka sachê, saqueta пакетик påse ซอง torbacık gói 小袋子

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When she sighed she exhaled a heavy perfume of sachet powder.

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Yesterday she was talking about sachets a la violette; well, our French perfumers, you know very well, madame, for you have over and over again asked for it without success -- our French perfumers, I say, have never been able to procure this scent.

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Police recovered another small sachet of shabu from the suspect, along with Samsung smartphone believed to be used in the transaction.

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Two sachets of suspected shabu and the marked money were recovered from Clemente, while another sachet of the prohibited substance was retrieved from Almadovar.

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Sadly it seems that any and all laws submitted to Congress and the Senate have either disappeared, buried in the cemetery of unwelcomed bills or efficiently discarded by members of Congress who are either in the plastics business, support corporations heavily invested or engaged in sachet packaging or single use plastics.

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NASPAWAP announced last week that a bag of sachet water will now cost GHS3.50 when bought from all trucks and water depots, explaining the increase in 'high production costs and distribution.'

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The new sachet pack, which is designed in the brand's traditional strong blue colour combination with an assortment of small icons that typify various sporting activities, is described by the management, as part of the brand's efforts at resonating with health conscious consumers, keen on a daily nutritional soya milk drink for an active and healthy lifestyle.

Hollandia Soya Milk unveils 100ml sachet packs

The batch of sugar sachets with wrong manufacturing date has been returned back to the supplier after a thorough inspection of the available stock.

PIA blacklists sugar sachets supplier for putting incorrect manufacturing date

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Add some delicate pizzazz to your Christmas list or personal tea stash with goldfish-shaped tea sachets from CHARM VILLA.