Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An ornamental container for a flowerpot.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An ornamental pot or covering for concealing a common flower-pot containing plants kept in an apartment.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An ornamental container for a flowerpot.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French : cacher, to hide; see cache + pot, pot (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pottus).]

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Examples

  • Another option is double-potting in which the plastic pot is slipped inside a second, slightly larger and prettier pot called a cachepot (from the French word for hidden pot).

    Christian Science Monitor | All Stories 2010

  • I'm resuscitating my beloved tin cachepot from the '80s and working it with some loose jasmine.

    The Soul Man of Interiors Sara Ruffin Costello 2011

  • Amaryllis White Flower Farm A lovely twist on a Christmas classic, this Dancing Queen variety blooms in just a few weeks; $26 in a wicker basket or $49 in a copper cachepot at whiteflowerfarm. com.5.

    Holiday Gift Guide: Home 2007

  • It took some effort, but I did not pressure Lilly to tell me what was wrong; instead I waited patiently, focusing on the china cachepot on the coffee table.

    IN FIDELITY M.J.ROSE 2001

  • It took some effort, but I did not pressure Lilly to tell me what was wrong; instead I waited patiently, focusing on the china cachepot on the coffee table.

    IN FIDELITY M.J.ROSE 2001

  • The official gift for President Stephanopolous from President Clinton is a hand-crafted sterling silver cachepot that features an etched border design inspired by a cornice found in the East Room of the White House and an etched floral design taken from the fireplaces in the Green and Red Rooms of the White House.

    State Dinner In Honor Of President Stephanopoulos ITY National Archives 1996

  • • Make Tie-Dye Flowers and plant them in your cachepot.

    Playing Together Wendy Smolen 1995

  • If you have very small flowerpots to put in the cachepot, cut only 3 inches from the bottom.

    Playing Together Wendy Smolen 1995

  • • Make Tie-Dye Flowers and plant them in your cachepot.

    Playing Together Wendy Smolen 1995

  • If you have very small flowerpots to put in the cachepot, cut only 3 inches from the bottom.

    Playing Together Wendy Smolen 1995

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