CACHE, kash, _n._ a hiding-place for treasure, for stores of provisions,
ammunition, &c.: the stores themselves so hidden.--_v.t._ to hide
anything.--_n._ CACHE'POT, an ornamental flower-pot enclosing a common one
of earthenware. [Fr. _cacher_, to hide.]
CACHET, kash'[=a], _n._ a seal, any distinctive stamp.--LETTRE DE CACHET, a
letter under the private seal of the king of France under the old régime,
by which the royal pleasure was made known to individuals, and the
administration of justice often interfered with. [Fr.]
CACHEXY, ka-kek'si, _n._ a bad state of body: a depraved habit of
mind.--_adjs._ CACHEC'TIC, -AL. [L.--Gr. _kachexia_--_kakos_, bad, _hexis_,
condition.]
CACHINNATION, kak-in-[=a]'shun, _n._ loud laughter.--_adj._ CACHIN'NATORY.
[L. _cachinnation-em_, _cachinn[=a]re_, to laugh loudly--from the sound.]
CACHOLONG, kash'o-long, _n._ a variety of quartz or of opal, generally of a
milky colour. [Fr.]
CACHOLOT. Same as CACHALOT.
CACHOU, kash'[=oo], _n._ a sweetmeat, made in the form of a pill, of
extract of liquorice, cashew-nut, or the like, used by some smokers in the
hope to sweeten their breath. [Fr.]