Definizione monolingua

cartouche

cartouche (plural cartouches)

1. (architecture) an ornamental figure, often on an oval shield
2. (Egyptian hieroglyphics) an oval figure containing characters that represent the names of royal or divine people
   • 1887 — H. Rider Haggard, She, ch III

     Besides the uncial writing on the convex side of the sherd at the top, painted in dull red, on what had once been the lip of the amphora, was the cartouche already mentioned as being on the scarabaeus, which we had also found in the casket. The hieroglyphics or symbols, however, were reversed, just as though they had been pressed on wax.

3. a paper cartridge

Definizione dizionario cartouche

cartiglio

Altri significati:

a paper cartridge

hieroglyphs

in architecture

(Egyptian hieroglyphics) an oval figure containing characters that represent the names of royal or divine people

(architecture) an ornamental figure, often on an oval shield