About The Word Cartouch
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Cartouch
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What's The Definition Of Cartouch?
[n] a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cartouch: cartouche Related Terms | Find terms related to Cartouch: 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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