Cartouche
WordNet
noun
(1) A cartridge (usually with paper casing)
WiktionaryText
English
Etymology
French, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartēs)
Noun
- an ornamental figure, often on an oval shield
- (Egyptian hieroglyphics) an oval figure containing characters that represent the names of royal or divine people
- a paper cartridge
Quotations
- 1887 — H. Rider Haggard, She, ch III
- Besides the uncial writing on the convex side of the sherd at the top, painted in dull red, on what had once been the lip of the amphora, was the cartouche already mentioned as being on the scarabaeus, which we had also found in the casket. The hieroglyphics or symbols, however, were reversed, just as though they had been pressed on wax.
Etymology
from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartēs)
Noun
- cartouche
- cartouche
- cartridge (explosive shell)