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Crewel sachet

Sachets of toothpaste

Unadapted borrowing from French sachet.

sachet (plural sachets)

  1. A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
  2. (cooking) A cheesecloth bag of herbs or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.
  3. A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.
    My burger arrived with a plastic sachet of tomato ketchup.
    • 2019 January 15, Christopher Joyce, “A New Weapon In The War Against Plastic Waste”, in NPR‎[1]:
      In the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia, the problem was compounded by a new kind of plastic packaging that took flight in the 1980s — the sachet. It was a plastic pouch but often bulked up with layers of aluminum or paper for shape or durability. […] Sachets are cheap, flashy and convenient.

cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices

small, sealed packet

Borrowed from French sachet.

sachet n (plural sachets, diminutive sachetje n)

  1. sachet

From sac +‎ -et, with palatalization of c.

sachet m (plural sachets)

  1. (small) bag

Borrowed from French sachet.

sachet n (plural sachete)

  1. bag