Main Entry: car·touche

Variant(s): also car·touch \kär-ˈtüsh\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta

Date: 1548

1 : a gun cartridge with a paper case
2 : an ornate or ornamental frame
3 : an oval or oblong figure (as on ancient Egyptian monuments) enclosing a sovereign's name