1. an oblong or oval shape which contains a set of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, often representing the name and title of a king or queen
   Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French cartouche (masculine noun), earlier cartoche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartÄ“s ‘papyrus leaf’.

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