A decorative container or pot used to hold and display a plain flowerpot, typically made of ceramic, metal, or other attractive materials.
From French 'cache-pot,' literally meaning 'hide pot,' combining 'cacher' (to hide) and 'pot' (pot). The term originated in 18th-century France as a way to conceal utilitarian plant pots behind attractive decorative containers.
Cachepots are deception made decorative—they're literally designed to hide something ugly (a terracotta pot) behind something pretty, which is why the French name means 'hide pot'; it's honest marketing from the 1700s.
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