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Definition of: cartouche
(kär·t
sh′) noun
1. An oblong or oval figure containing the name of a king, queen, or deity, as on ancient Egyptian monuments and papyri.
2. Archit. An ornamental tablet or scroll with inscription or emblem; a scroll-shaped bracket, etc.
3. A cartridge; a cartridge box; an ammunition bag.
4. The case containing the inflammable materials in some fireworks.
5. Astron. A curve exhibiting the varying visibility of an object, as of a canal on Mars. Also car·touch′. [<F <Ital. cartoccio, aug. of carta card <L charta paper]
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