Synonyms for cartouche


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahr-toosh
Phonetic Transcription : kɑrˈtuʃ

Top 10 synonyms for cartouche Other synonyms for the word cartouche

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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