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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024car•touche (kär to̅o̅sh′),USA pronunciation n. - Architecturea rounded, convex surface, usually surrounded with carved ornamental scrollwork, for receiving a painted or low-relief decoration, as an escutcheon.
- Fine Artan 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.
- cartridge (def. 1).
- a box for cartridges.
Also, car•touch′. - Italian cartoccio, equivalent. to cart(a) paper (see carte2) + -occio augmentative suffix
- Middle French
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cartouche, cartouch /kɑːˈtuːʃ/ n - 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from French: scroll, cartridge, from Italian cartoccio, from carta paper; see card1 |