Cartridge

(kar'trij.) [From Fr. carte, pasteboard.] (Mil.) A case of paper, ., filled with gunpowder, and used in the charging of guns. The C. for heavy guns, mortars, & c., are made of pasteboard, tin, or wood, but most frequently of flannel; those for small arms, prepared for firing, contain both powder and ball. C. without balls are called blank cartridges. [s. 149]