cartouche
nounUK /kɑːˈtuːʃ/ · US /kɑɹˈtuʃ/
Etymology Borrowed from French cartouche, from Italian cartuccia, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of cartridge.
8 senses
- 1An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- 2An oval figure containing the characters of an important…
- 3A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- 4A paper cartridge.
- 5A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- 6A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- 7A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- 8A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit…
Architecture An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
Egyptology, History, Human sciences, Sciences An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- 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.1887, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 3, in She:
- In 1762, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, a French priest who was a scholar of Eastern languages, had made the inspired guess that the cartouches set off words of great importance, such as the names of gods or rulers.2013, Margalit Fox, The Riddle of the Labyrinth, Profile 2014, page 49:
Cartography, Geography, Natural sciences A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry A paper cartridge.
Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry A gunner's bag for ammunition.
Government, Military, Politics, War A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- Related terms
- escutcheon, serekh