cartouche
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9.9
- noun
- /kɑrˈtuʃ/
- Archaic
:
cartucho
- In the museum, we saw an exhibit featuring a historical cartouche used during the American Civil War.
Examples
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For the reenactment, participants prepared their firearms with cartouches that replicated those from the 18th century.
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The cartouche and the map as a whole can be interpreted as a call for a more aggressive colonial policy on the part of the British government.
Academic text (1994) -
The mapmaker's graphic language of color, cartouches, vignettes, boundaries, and blank spaces is interpreted in the context of empire building.
Academic text (1994) -
Through the use of cartographical elements such as color, cartouches, vignettes, boundary lines, and blank spaces, mapmakers participated in the conquest and colonization of Africa.
Academic text (1994) -
The soldiers loaded their rifles with a cartouche that contained both gunpowder and a bullet.
Synonyms
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4.7
A metal or plastic case that holds a bullet and powder for a gun
A paper tube that holds gunpowder and a bullet for an old gun
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cartouche comes from French and Italian words like cartuccia, from carta meaning 'paper'. It originally meant a small 'paper' packet for gunpowder and shot, so a cartouche is the paper or case used to hold a bullet or shot.