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sachet

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sachet /ˈsaʃeɪ /
▸ noun
1 British English a small sealed bag or packet containing a small quantity of something:
a sachet of sugar.
2 a small bag containing dried scented material such as lavender, used to scent clothes.
▪ [mass noun] archaic dried, scented material for use in scenting clothes.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century (in sachet (sense 2 of the noun)): from French, ‘little bag’, diminutive of sac, from Latin saccus ‘sack, bag’.