cartoon (kɑːˈtuːn) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a humorous or satirical drawing, esp one in a newspaper or magazine, concerning a topical event |
| 2. | Also called: comic strip a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a comic or adventurous situation |
| 3. | See animated cartoon |
| 4. | a full-size preparatory sketch for a fresco, tapestry, mosaic, etc, from which the final work is traced or copied |
| [C17: from Italian cartone pasteboard, sketch on stiff paper; see | |
| car'toonist | |
| —n | |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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