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Cartouch

Cartouch Meaning & Definition
Cartouch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cartouch?

[n] a cartridge (usually with paper casing)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cartouch: cartouche

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See Also | cartridge

Cartouch In Webster's Dictionary

\Car*touch"\, n.; pl. {Cartouches}. [F. cartouche, It. cartuccia, cartoccio, cornet, cartouch, fr. L. charta paper. See 1st {Card}, and cf. {Cartridge}.] 1. (Mil.) (a) A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a firearm; a cartridge. (b) A cartridge box. (c) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon. (d) A gunner's bag for ammunition. (e) A military pass for a soldier on furlough. 2. (Arch.) (a) A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has the form of a scroll of paper. (b) A tablet for ornament, or for receiving an inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the edges rolled up; hence, any tablet of ornamental form. 3. (Egyptian Antiq.) An oval figure on monuments, and in papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.

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