Definition of Cachou

1. Noun. A scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco).

Generic synonyms: Lozenge

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

caching
cachinnate
cachinnated
cachinnates
cachinnating
cachinnation
cachinnations
cachinnator
cachinnators
cachinnatory
cachiri
cacholong
cacholongs
cacholot
cacholots
cachou (current term)
cachous
cachucha
cachuchas
cacik
caciks
caciocavallo
cacique
caciques
caciquism
caciquisms
cacistocracies
cacistocracy
cack-handed

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 ..."

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