Cartouch
n. pl. Cartouches (#).
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(Mil.) An oval figure on monuments, and in papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.
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A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a firearm; a cartridge
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A cartridge box.
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A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
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A gunner's bag for ammunition
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A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
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A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has the form of a scroll of paper
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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.