cartouche
or car·touch
[ kahr-toosh ]
/ kɑrˈtuʃ /
noun
Architecture.
a rounded, convex surface, usually surrounded with carved ornamental scrollwork, for receiving a painted or low-relief decoration, as an escutcheon.
an oval or oblong figure, as on ancient Egyptian monuments, enclosing characters that represent the name of a sovereign.
the case containing the inflammable materials in certain fireworks.
a box for cartridges.
Origin of cartouche
1605–15; < Middle French < Italian
cartoccio, equivalent to
cart(a) paper (see
carte) +
-occio augmentative suffix
Words nearby cartouche
cartoon,
cartoonish,
cartop,
cartophily,
cartopper,
cartouche,
cartridge,
cartridge belt,
cartridge brass,
cartridge clip,
cartridge paper
Example sentences from the Web for cartouche
British Dictionary definitions for cartouche
cartouche
cartouch
/ (kɑːˈtuːʃ) /
noun
a carved or cast ornamental tablet or panel in the form of a scroll, sometimes having an inscription
an oblong figure enclosing characters expressing royal or divine names in Egyptian hieroglyphics
the paper case holding combustible materials in certain fireworks
rare
a cartridge or a box for cartridges
Word Origin for cartouche
C17: from French: scroll, cartridge, from Italian
cartoccio, from
carta paper; see
card
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