Cartouch

(kar-toosh.) [Fr., a cartridge.] (Mil.) A wooden case holding about 400 musket balls, besides from 6 to 10 iron balls to be fired out of a howitzer. Also, a portable box for charges.-(Arch.) A block or modillion used in the cornices of wainscoted apartments; also, ornaments representing a scroll of paper. [s. 149]