Synonyms for cartouche

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kahr-toosh

Phonetic Transcription : kɑrˈtuʃ

Top 10 synonyms for cartouche

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Définition of cartouche

Origin : 1610s, "scroll-like ornament," also "paper cartridge," from French cartouche, the French form of cartridge (q.v.). Application to Egyptian hieroglyphics dates from 1830, on resemblance to rolled paper cartridges.

As in roll : noun cylindrical object

Example sentences :

I shall tell you later when I have deciphered his cartouche.
Extract from : « The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 » by Theophile Gautier

"Give him another ball," said Cartouche; and another was fired into him.
Extract from : « The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh » by William Makepeace Thackeray

Cartouche, as usual, was fixed upon; and in the tick of his bed, lo!
Extract from : « The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh » by William Makepeace Thackeray

XX, 29, is perhaps a name compounded with that of a king, the latter being in a cartouche.
Extract from : « El Kab » by J.E. Quibell

The name in a cartouche seems to be Ka-kau-ra, which is not that of a known king.
Extract from : « El Kab » by J.E. Quibell

It is a cartouche, and those are hieroglyphics—his name in Egyptian.
Extract from : « That Fortune » by Charles Dudley Warner

But you have also the soul of Cartouche, which is detestable.
Extract from : « The Man With the Black Feather » by Gaston Leroux

You agree that Cartouche is your real name and not a nickname?
Extract from : « The Man With the Black Feather » by Gaston Leroux

But my annoyance turned to fury when I learnt that the mask of Cartouche was not there.
Extract from : « The Man With the Black Feather » by Gaston Leroux

Once upon a time your name was Cartouche, but now it is Theophrastus Longuet.
Extract from : « The Man With the Black Feather » by Gaston Leroux

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