The act of stamping or impressing a design or mark onto something, especially an official seal or impression on documents or mail.
From French 'cacheter' (to seal), derived from 'cachet' meaning seal or mark. The word comes from Old French 'cacher' (to hide or press), ultimately from Latin 'coactus' (pressed together). The meaning evolved from the physical act of pressing a seal into wax to any kind of official marking or impression.
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