cartouche

English - Turkish

Definition of cartouche in English Turkish dictionary

hartuç

kabartma resim

fişeklik

eski abidelerde kral ismini gösteren kabartma resim veya şekil

(isim) kabartma resim veya şekil

{i} kabartma resim veya şekil

hartu

Related Terms

cartouch

(isim) kabartma resim veya şekil

cartouch

{i} kabartma resim veya şekil

English - English

Definition of cartouche in English English dictionary

a paper cartridge

an oval figure containing characters that represent the names of royal or divine people

an ornamental figure, often on an oval shield

An oval which was drawn to contain the hieroglyphs that spelt out a king's or queen's name

(from French) The name of a pharaoh in hieroglyphs surrounded by an oval band

A decorative frame or graphic ornamentation on or surrounding a map, mainly associated with the title or legend Used frequently on old maps and charts, but rarely used on maps today

a cartridge (usually with paper casing)

An ornamental figure which serves as a frame for an inscription or a decoration within a space which usually has a scroll-like, or an oval or lozenge shape, this figure having a form which is irregular or fantastic A cartouche may be painted, sculpted, engraved, etc Often specifies oblong figures enclosing Egyptian hieroglyphic names of gods and royalty Also much used in the sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe to decorate walls and the title pages of books Another sort of cartouche, a plaque attached to a work of art, its frame or base, and inscribed with the title, artist's name, etc , is often referred to by its Italian name, cartoccio

A scroll-shaped ornament, often carved in stone on a building facade, and sometimes bearing an inscription

A cloudlike design that surrounds a woven signature, date or inscription in a rug

name ring Oval-shaped ring in which the birth and coronation names of pharaoh are inscribed Its function is to magically protect the name of the king Only royalties were allowed to use it, so if we see a cartouche, we can be sure that it contains the name of a king

[n] a scroll-like tablet shape that encloses writing or a symbol

A plain uncut panel, usually on a watch or clock dial, usually left for engraving

A frame for a hieroglyphic inscription formed by a rope design surrounding an oval space Used to signify a sacred or honored name Also, in architecture, a decorative device or plaque, usually with plain center and rolled or sculpted edges, used for inscriptions or epitaphs

The French language equivalent of the word "cartridge" but also meaning "box" or enclosure, such as an "inspector's cartouche" referring to the boxed inspectors stamp appearing on some guns and headstamps CASE LENGTH - The longest measurement of a cartridge case

Shaped like an oval loop, the cartouche was a way of separating hieroglyphics from the rest of the words that were written Hieroglyphics are written inside the oval, which showed that these symbols stood for a person's name

an oval shape, within which the names of royalty were written and protected

Roman inspired decoration used in Renaissance, Baroque & Rococo

An enclosed area in the field or border containing an inscription, name or date

oval frame (meant to indicate a tied rope) in which the birth and throne names of the king are written

A hieroglyphic symbol representing an oval-shaped loop A pharaoh's name was written inside the cartouche

[writ] Egyptian; in hieroglyphics, a frame around a kings name

ornamental panel or tablet, often elliptical, with convex field elaborately bordered

Sign representing an oval loop of rope with the ends bound together, within which the birth and coronation names of the king are inscribed The cartouche was also used for the names of the god Aten and the Divine Votaress in Late Period Thebes

A decorated panel, often curvilinear in form

> An ornamental panel, engraved or chased, usually asymmetrical and with a scroll edge, often enclosing a coat-of-arms, a crest or a monogram

An inscription panel on a carpet, usually referring to the person who commissioned it, the maker, or the date of production

{i} decorative frame used to frame an inscription or design; rounded or elliptical figure framing the inscription of a god's or ruler's name (Egyptology); bullet cartridge made from heavy paper

An ornate painted panel on which an inscription can be written

Related Terms

cartouch

{n} a case for balls, a kind of ornament

cartouch

A roll or case of paper, etc

cartouch

An oval figure on monuments, and in papyri, containing the name of a sovereign

cartouch

holding a charge for a firearm; a cartridge A cartridge box

cartouch

A gunner's bag for ammunition A military pass for a soldier on furlough

cartouch

{i} decorative frame used to frame an inscription or design; rounded or elliptical figure framing the inscription of a god's or ruler's name (Egyptology); bullet cartridge made from heavy paper

cartouch

A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has the form of a scroll of paper A tablet for ornament, or for receiving an inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the edges rolled up; hence, any tablet of ornamental form

cartouch

A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon

cartouches

plural of cartouche

Hyphenation

car·touche

Etymology

(noun.) 1611. French, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartēs)