Definition of cartouche in English:

cartouche

noun kɑːˈtuːʃkɑrˈtuʃ

1A carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription.
卷边形雕刻牌匾，涡卷饰图画
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, the inscriptions in the cartouches at the top of each scroll were taken from Genshin's treatise.
Synonyms
plaque, nameplate, door plate, tablet, sign, brass, medallion, plaquette
1. 1.1 A decorative architectural feature, such as a modillion or corbel, resembling a scroll.
  涡卷饰建筑特色
  Example sentencesExamples
  He hit upon the idea after noticing that an image on the cartouche above the hall's south steps looked a bit like a gnome.
  As the Vincennes factory was originally set up to rival the products of Meissen, the gilding around the front cartouche is still in the Meissen style with its bat wings, trellis, and stiff peaks.
  The plaster frieze with cartouches and swags of fruit and the luminous stained-glass panels over the windows give the room a baroque glamour.
  The exceptionally well-proportioned case of richly figured mahogany original except for the cartouche, finials, feet, and dial-arch molding, is a monument to the rococo style.
2An ornate frame around a design or inscription.
（图案或题字的）装饰框
a coat of arms in a cartouche
装饰框内的一枚盾徽。
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, they frequently serve as frames or cartouches for coats of arms, personal devices, or statues of patron saints venerated by religious institutions.
- Each is massively framed by an ornate gilt rococo cartouche carved by Giovanni Giuliani in 1706.
- The great majority of Stone's other armorial cartouches were for funerary monuments, while the Russell / Brydges cartouches were obviously designed with the spirit of the grotto in mind.
- The central figure is St Anne, standing on a pedestal that is decorated with female hybrid creatures, which frame a ritual inscription in a cartouche.
- The back is conceived as a cartouche surmounted by arms, a device which features prominently in contemporary Roman design books by Domenico de Rossi, Giovanni Giardini and others.
- Revere enhanced the coat of arms with an asymmetrical cartouche, a curling trompe l' oeil motto scroll, and plants - all rococo devices.
- There are four masks - but only two designs - with cartouche surrounds in the four corners of the grotto at the springing of the ribs, notionally supporting the roof.
- Their names are inscribed above their heads, with a text describing the occasion presented in a cartouche.
- The lantern is suspended from chains fixed to the center of a shell cartouche with a representation of another royal crown painted on the ceiling of the Queen's Staircase.
- The surviving cartouche designs resemble a rooster and fragments of two so-called seahorses.
1. 2.1Archaeology An oval or oblong enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphs, typically representing the name and title of a monarch.
  〔考古〕（内写埃及象形文字，尤其是表示君主名字和头衔的象形文字的）椭圆形，长方形
  Example sentencesExamples
  The cartouche or oval ring enclosing the name of Tutankhamun was found on objects throughout his tomb.
  A preliminary examination of one of the stelae revealed that it was divided into two parts, the upper section bearing the cartouche of Amenemhet III - who ruled in about 1800 BC.
  Champollion wondered if the first hieroglyph in the cartouche, the disc, might represent the sun, and then he assumed its sound value to be that of the Coptic word for sun, ‘ra’.
  As the son and successor of King Huni and Meresankh I, he was the first king to use the oval cartouche, as opposed to the rectangular serekh, to frame his name when it was written down.
  But there in her sanctuary, I could still find her name inscribed in her cartouche, the ring of eternity.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French cartouche (masculine noun), earlier cartoche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta (see card¹).

Rhymes

barouche, douche, farouche, louche, ruche, sloosh, swoosh, tarboosh

Definition of cartouche in US English:

cartouche

nounkärˈto͞oSHkɑrˈtuʃ

1A carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription.
卷边形雕刻牌匾，涡卷饰图画
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, the inscriptions in the cartouches at the top of each scroll were taken from Genshin's treatise.
Synonyms
plaque, nameplate, door plate, tablet, sign, brass, medallion, plaquette
1. 1.1Archaeology An oval or oblong enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphs, typically representing the name and title of a monarch.
  〔考古〕（内写埃及象形文字，尤其是表示君主名字和头衔的象形文字的）椭圆形，长方形
  Example sentencesExamples
  The cartouche or oval ring enclosing the name of Tutankhamun was found on objects throughout his tomb.
  As the son and successor of King Huni and Meresankh I, he was the first king to use the oval cartouche, as opposed to the rectangular serekh, to frame his name when it was written down.
  A preliminary examination of one of the stelae revealed that it was divided into two parts, the upper section bearing the cartouche of Amenemhet III - who ruled in about 1800 BC.
  Champollion wondered if the first hieroglyph in the cartouche, the disc, might represent the sun, and then he assumed its sound value to be that of the Coptic word for sun, ‘ra’.
  But there in her sanctuary, I could still find her name inscribed in her cartouche, the ring of eternity.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French cartouche (masculine noun), earlier cartoche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta (see card).

单词	cartouche
释义	Definition of cartouche in English: cartouche noun kɑːˈtuːʃkɑrˈtuʃ 1A carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription. 卷边形雕刻牌匾，涡卷饰图画 Example sentencesExamples In fact, the inscriptions in the cartouches at the top of each scroll were taken from Genshin's treatise. Synonyms plaque, nameplate, door plate, tablet, sign, brass, medallion, plaquette 1.1 A decorative architectural feature, such as a modillion or corbel, resembling a scroll. 涡卷饰建筑特色 Example sentencesExamples He hit upon the idea after noticing that an image on the cartouche above the hall's south steps looked a bit like a gnome. As the Vincennes factory was originally set up to rival the products of Meissen, the gilding around the front cartouche is still in the Meissen style with its bat wings, trellis, and stiff peaks. The plaster frieze with cartouches and swags of fruit and the luminous stained-glass panels over the windows give the room a baroque glamour. The exceptionally well-proportioned case of richly figured mahogany original except for the cartouche, finials, feet, and dial-arch molding, is a monument to the rococo style. 2An ornate frame around a design or inscription. （图案或题字的）装饰框 a coat of arms in a cartouche 装饰框内的一枚盾徽。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, they frequently serve as frames or cartouches for coats of arms, personal devices, or statues of patron saints venerated by religious institutions. Each is massively framed by an ornate gilt rococo cartouche carved by Giovanni Giuliani in 1706. The great majority of Stone's other armorial cartouches were for funerary monuments, while the Russell / Brydges cartouches were obviously designed with the spirit of the grotto in mind. The central figure is St Anne, standing on a pedestal that is decorated with female hybrid creatures, which frame a ritual inscription in a cartouche. The back is conceived as a cartouche surmounted by arms, a device which features prominently in contemporary Roman design books by Domenico de Rossi, Giovanni Giardini and others. Revere enhanced the coat of arms with an asymmetrical cartouche, a curling trompe l' oeil motto scroll, and plants - all rococo devices. There are four masks - but only two designs - with cartouche surrounds in the four corners of the grotto at the springing of the ribs, notionally supporting the roof. Their names are inscribed above their heads, with a text describing the occasion presented in a cartouche. The lantern is suspended from chains fixed to the center of a shell cartouche with a representation of another royal crown painted on the ceiling of the Queen's Staircase. The surviving cartouche designs resemble a rooster and fragments of two so-called seahorses. 2.1Archaeology An oval or oblong enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphs, typically representing the name and title of a monarch. 〔考古〕（内写埃及象形文字，尤其是表示君主名字和头衔的象形文字的）椭圆形，长方形 Example sentencesExamples The cartouche or oval ring enclosing the name of Tutankhamun was found on objects throughout his tomb. A preliminary examination of one of the stelae revealed that it was divided into two parts, the upper section bearing the cartouche of Amenemhet III - who ruled in about 1800 BC. Champollion wondered if the first hieroglyph in the cartouche, the disc, might represent the sun, and then he assumed its sound value to be that of the Coptic word for sun, ‘ra’. As the son and successor of King Huni and Meresankh I, he was the first king to use the oval cartouche, as opposed to the rectangular serekh, to frame his name when it was written down. But there in her sanctuary, I could still find her name inscribed in her cartouche, the ring of eternity. Origin Early 17th century: from French cartouche (masculine noun), earlier cartoche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta (see card¹). Rhymes barouche, douche, farouche, louche, ruche, sloosh, swoosh, tarboosh Definition of cartouche in US English: cartouche nounkärˈto͞oSHkɑrˈtuʃ 1A carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription. 卷边形雕刻牌匾，涡卷饰图画 Example sentencesExamples In fact, the inscriptions in the cartouches at the top of each scroll were taken from Genshin's treatise. Synonyms plaque, nameplate, door plate, tablet, sign, brass, medallion, plaquette 1.1Archaeology An oval or oblong enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphs, typically representing the name and title of a monarch. 〔考古〕（内写埃及象形文字，尤其是表示君主名字和头衔的象形文字的）椭圆形，长方形 Example sentencesExamples The cartouche or oval ring enclosing the name of Tutankhamun was found on objects throughout his tomb. As the son and successor of King Huni and Meresankh I, he was the first king to use the oval cartouche, as opposed to the rectangular serekh, to frame his name when it was written down. A preliminary examination of one of the stelae revealed that it was divided into two parts, the upper section bearing the cartouche of Amenemhet III - who ruled in about 1800 BC. Champollion wondered if the first hieroglyph in the cartouche, the disc, might represent the sun, and then he assumed its sound value to be that of the Coptic word for sun, ‘ra’. But there in her sanctuary, I could still find her name inscribed in her cartouche, the ring of eternity. Origin Early 17th century: from French cartouche (masculine noun), earlier cartoche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta (see card).
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