sachet

noun

1. a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
2. Also sachet powder. the powder contained in such a case.

noun

1. a small sealed envelope, usually made of plastic or paper, for containing sugar, salt, shampoo, etc
2. 1. a small soft bag containing perfumed powder, placed in drawers to scent clothing
   2. the powder contained in such a bag

n.“small perfumed bag,” 1838, from French sachet (12c.), diminutive of sac (see sac). A reborrowing of a word that had been used 15c. in the sense “small bag, wallet.”