Lettres de Cachet
Preserved but no longer current.
See CACHET. Leucadia or Leucas GU ka' di a). One of the Ionian Islands, now known as Santa Maura. Here is the promontory from which Sappho threw herself into the sea when she found her love for Phaon was in vain.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Lettres de Cachet” mean?
See CACHET. Leucadia or Leucas GU ka' di a). One of the Ionian Islands, now known as Santa Maura. Here is the promontory from which Sappho threw herself into the sea when she found her love for Phaon was in vain.
Is “Lettres de Cachet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.