Cartouche

kär-tōōsh′, n. a case for holding cartridges: formerly a case containing bullets to be discharged from a mortar, but now merely a waterproof canvas case for holding the cartridges of a field battery, one to each ammunition-box: ( arch it. ) an ornament resembling a scroll of paper with the ends rolled up: an oval figure on ancient Egyptian monuments or papyri enclosing characters expre ing royal or divine names.—Also Cartouch′ . [Fr.,—It. cartoccio —L. charta , paper.] IMG:c192_x_Chambers_1908_Cartridge.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:Chambers_1908_Cartridge.png-330px-Chambers_1908_Cartridge.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail