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car·touche    Audio Help   [kahr-toosh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Architecture. a rounded, convex surface, usually surrounded with carved ornamental scrollwork, for receiving a painted or low-relief decoration, as an escutcheon.
2.an oval or oblong figure, as on ancient Egyptian monuments, enclosing characters that represent the name of a sovereign.
3.the case containing the inflammable materials in certain fireworks.
4.cartridge (def. 1).
5.a box for cartridges.
Also, car·touch.


[Origin: 1605–15; < MF < It cartoccio, equiv. to cart(a) paper (see carte2) + -occio aug. suffix]
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car·touche or car·touch    Audio Help   (kär-tōōsh')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A structure or figure, often in the shape of an oval shield or oblong scroll, used as an architectural or graphic ornament or to bear a design or inscription.
  2. An oval or oblong figure in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics that encloses characters expressing the names or epithets of royal or divine personages.
  3. A heavy paper cartridge case.


[French, from Italian cartoccio, paper cornet, from carta, card, paper; see carton.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cartouche 
1611, Fr. form of cartridge (q.v.). Application to Egyptian hieroglyphics dates from 1830, on resemblance to rolled paper cartridges.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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cartouche

noun
a cartridge (usually with paper casing) 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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