The shenu has come to be known as the 'cartouche' – it was so named after a rifle cartridge, whose shape it resembled, by the French scientific team that accompanied Napoleon's …

The meaning of CARTOUCHE is a gun cartridge with a paper case.

Cartouche, in architecture, ornamentation in scroll form, applied especially to elaborate frames around tablets or coats of arms. By extension, the word is applied to any oval shape or even to …

CARTOUCHE definition: 1. a drawing or piece of stone that looks like a scroll (= a long roll of paper) with the ends…. Learn more.

Oct 31, 2025 · Borrowed from French cartouche, from Italian cartuccia, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of cartridge.

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cartouche, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of cartouche noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.