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cartouch

Variant of cartouche

or cartouch

noun

  1. a scroll-like ornament or tablet, esp. as an architectural feature
  2. on Egyptian monuments, an oval or oblong figure containing the hieroglyphs of the name of a ruler or deity
  3. Obsolete a paper cartridge (sense ) for a firearm

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