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Definition of Cachou
1. Noun. A scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco).
Definition of Cachou
1. n. A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath.
Definition of Cachou
1. Noun. A sweet taken to sweeten the breath. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cachou
1. catechu [n -S] - See also: catechu
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cachou
Literary usage of Cachou
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Proximate by Alfred Henry Allen (1900)
"cachou DE LAVAL is a dyestuff of peculiar composition produced by melting various
organic ... cachou, de Laval S is the dyestuff purified from excess of ..."
2. Chemistry of the Organic Dye-stuffs by Rudolf Nietzki (1892)
"cachou de Laval [97]. The above dyestuff, also known as Fast Grey, is a commercial
product prepared by melting various organic substances (sawdust, bran, ..."
3. A Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts: And Collateral Information in the Arts by Arnold James Cooley (1845)
"(cachou à F Ambre gris.) To the last add ambergris 8 grs., or a sufficient quantity
of ... The same, with musk 8 grs. ; or essence qs—d. (cachou à la fleur ..."