sacheted

English

Etymology

sachet +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsæˈʃeɪd/
• Homophone: sashayed

Adjective

sacheted (not comparable)

1. Scented with a sachet or sachets (of potpourri or other fragrant material).
   • 1906, Gelett Burgess, chapter 7, in A Little Sister of Destiny‎^[1], New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 208:

     As for Miss Meadows, she was loud and jubilant in her praises of the violet water, the bath-herbs, the sacheted dress-hangers, the tape towels, and the cheval-glass with which her room was furnished.

   • 1946, Eudora Welty, chapter 2, in Delta Wedding‎^[2], New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., pages 48–49:

     Aunt Primrose took a little sacheted handkerchief from her bosom and touched it to her lips, and a tear began to run down Aunt Jim Allen’s dry, rice-powdered cheek.

   • 1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 16, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‎^[3], New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 87:

     I mastered the art of crocheting and tatting, and there was a lifetime’s supply of dainty doilies that would never be used in sacheted dresser drawers.

   • 2002, Alfred Corn, “Memory”, in Contradictions‎^[4], Port Townsend, Washington: Copper Canyon Press, page 4:

     In the desk drawer, a sacheted cache of letters
     stamped with flags, with heroes, birds or flowers.

Anagrams

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