- cachepot
- noun Etymology: French, from cacher to hide + pot pot Date: 1872 an ornamental receptacle to hold and usually to conceal a flowerpot
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Cachepot — Cache pot (k[.a]sh p[ o] ), n. [F., fr. cacher to hide + pot a pot.] An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cachepot — [kash′pät΄, kash′pō΄] n. [Fr < cacher, to hide (see CACHE) + pot, POT1] a decorative pot, jar, etc., used esp. for holding potted house plants: also cache pot … English World dictionary
cachepot — /kash pot , poh /, n. an ornamental container, usually of china or tole, for holding and concealing a flowerpot. [1870 75; < F: lit., (it) hides (the) pot; see CACHE, POT1] * * * … Universalium
cachepot — noun An ornamental container for a flowerpot … Wiktionary
Cachepot — Cache|pot [kaʃ po:] der od. das; s, s <zu fr. pot »Topf«> (veraltet) Topfhülle, Umkleidung eines Blumentopfes … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
cachepot — n. flowerpot … English contemporary dictionary
cachepot — (kahsh POH) [French] A decorative container used to cover an ordinary flowerpot … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
cachepot — [ kaʃpəʊ, kaʃpɒt] noun (plural pronounced same) an ornamental holder for a flowerpot. Origin C19: from Fr. cache pot, from cacher to hide + pot pot … English new terms dictionary
cachepot — cache·pot … English syllables
cachepot — cache•pot [[t]ˈkæʃˌpɒt, ˌpoʊ[/t]] n. cer an ornamental container, as of china or tole, for holding and concealing a flowerpot • Etymology: 1870–75; < F: lit., (it) hides (the) pot; see cache, pot I … From formal English to slang
