English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Cartouch

Cartouch (n.)

A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a firearm; a cartridge

Cartouch (n.)

A cartridge box.

Cartouch (n.)

A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.

Cartouch (n.)

A gunner's bag for ammunition

Cartouch (n.)

A military pass for a soldier on furlough.

Cartouch (n.)

A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has the form of a scroll of paper

Cartouch (n.)

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.

Cartouch (n.)

An oval figure on monuments, and in papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.