Crossword clues for cachou
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cachou \Ca`chou"\, n. [F. See Cashoo.] A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
n. A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath.
WordNet
n : a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)
Wikipedia
Cachou may refer to:
- Throat lozenge, a breath freshener
- Dragée, small candies that can be used for decoration
- Catechu, a medicinal aromatic drug; the same as gambier, also called Terra Japonica
Usage examples of "cachou".
The house window itself held tier on tier of bottle of sweets receding away from the gaze of the beholder to dim regions beyond, while, balancing on the front of every shelf, were boxes of hearts- and-crosses, sherbet dips, everlasting stripes, scented cachous and jujubes.
It was so near that an odour came off it -- like the odour of cachous from old evening bags, of yellowing dance-programmes, of fox-fur long laid in mothballs.
The house window itself held tier on tier of bottle of sweets receding away from the gaze of the beholder to dim regions beyond, while, balancing on the front of every shelf, were boxes of hearts and-crosses, sherbet dips, everlasting stripes, scented cachous and jujubes.