Definitions for cartouche
kɑrˈtuʃcar·touche

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cartouche, cartouchnoun

   a cartridge (usually with paper casing)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. cartouchenoun

   An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.

2. cartouchenoun

   an oval figure containing characters that represent the names of royal or divine people.

3. cartouchenoun

   A paper cartridge.

4. Etymology: French, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartēs)

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1. Cartouche

   In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the feature did not come into common use until the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty under Pharaoh Sneferu. While the cartouche is usually vertical with a horizontal line, if it makes the name fit better it can be horizontal, with a vertical line at the end (in the direction of reading). The ancient Egyptian word for cartouche was shenu, and the cartouche was essentially an expanded shen ring. Demotic script reduced the cartouche to a pair of brackets and a vertical line. Of the five royal titularies it was the prenomen (the throne name), and the "Son of Ra" titulary (the so-called nomen name given at birth), which were enclosed by a cartouche.At times amulets took the form of a cartouche displaying the name of a king and placed in tombs. Archaeologists often find such items important for dating a tomb and its contents. Cartouches were formerly only worn by pharaohs. The oval surrounding their name was meant to protect them from evil spirits in life and after death. The cartouche has become a symbol representing good luck and protection from evil.The term "cartouche" was first applied by French soldiers who fancied that the symbol they saw so frequently repeated on the pharaonic ruins they encountered resembled a muzzle-loading firearm's paper powder cartridge (cartouche in French). As a hieroglyph, a cartouche can represent the Egyptian-language word for "name". It is listed as no. V10 in Gardiner's Sign List.

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1. cartouche

   A cartouche is an ornamental design or frame, often oval in shape, that encompasses a space containing a name, inscription, or heraldic device. Originally, it was used in ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphics to signify a royal name or title. In architecture, it refers to a decorative feature carved on a surface.

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1. Cartouche

   In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name, coming into use during the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty under Pharaoh Sneferu. While the cartouche is usually vertical with a horizontal line, it is sometimes horizontal if it makes the name fit better, with a vertical line on the left. The Ancient Egyptian word for it was shenu, and it was essentially an expanded shen ring. In Demotic, the cartouche was reduced to a pair of brackets and a vertical line. Of the five royal titularies it was the prenomen, the throne name, also referred to as the, and the "Son of Ra" titulary, the so-called nomen, the name given at birth, which were enclosed by a cartouche. At times amulets were given the form of a cartouche displaying the name of a king and placed in tombs. Such items are often important to archaeologists for dating the tomb and its contents. Cartouches were formerly only worn by Pharaohs. The oval surrounding their name was meant to protect them from evil spirits in life and after death. The cartouche has become a symbol representing good luck and protection from evil . Egyptians believed that if you had your name written down somewhere, then you would not disappear after you died. A cartouche attached to a coffin satisfied this requirement. There were periods in Egyptian history when people refrained from inscribing these amulets with a name, for fear they might fall into somebody's hands conferring power over the bearer of the name.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Cartouche

   kär-tōōsh′, n. a case for holding cartridges: formerly a case containing bullets to be discharged from a mortar, but now merely a waterproof canvas case for holding the cartridges of a field battery, one to each ammunition-box: (archit.) an ornament resembling a scroll of paper with the ends rolled up: an oval figure on ancient Egyptian monuments or papyri enclosing characters expressing royal or divine names.—Also Cartouch′. [Fr.,—It. cartoccio—L. charta, paper.]

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1. Cartouche

   a notorious captain of a band of thieves, born in Paris, who was broken on the wheel alive in the Place de Grève (1698-1721).

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1. cartouche

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1. • Cartridge

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce cartouche?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cartouche in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cartouche in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cartouche in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cartouche
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cartouche
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartouche
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cartouche
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cartouche
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Cartouche
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cartouche