Associations to the word «Cartouche»

Wiktionary

CARTOUCHE, noun. (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
CARTOUCHE, noun. (Egyptian hieroglyphics) an oval figure containing characters that represent the names of royal or divine people.
CARTOUCHE, noun. A paper cartridge.
CARTOUCHE, noun. A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
CARTOUCHE, noun. A gunner's bag for ammunition.
CARTOUCHE, noun. A military pass for a soldier on furlough.

Dictionary definition

CARTOUCHE, noun. A cartridge (usually with paper casing).

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin