noun
or car·touch (ˈ)kär|tüsh, -ȧ|t-
( plural cartouches )
Etymology: French, from Italian cartoccio, from carta card, paper — more at card
1. : a gun cartridge having a paperboard case
2.
a. obsolete : a scroll-shaped architectural ornament or member sometimes used for inscriptions : modillion
b. : an ornamental enframement (as for an inscription, a monogram, a map title, or a coat of arms) often in a baroque or rococo style
c. : an ornately framed ornamental tablet often bearing a design or an inscription
3. : an oval shield sometimes used for the display of heraldic bearings (as of women or of ecclesiastics)
4. : an oval or oblong figure (as on ancient Egyptian monuments) enclosing a sovereign's name
5. : a contour (as of a table top) based on the superimposition of an oval and a rectangle
6. : a moderate brown that is yellower, lighter, and stronger than auburn, lighter, stronger, and slightly redder than chestnut brown, and redder, lighter, and stronger than coffee — called also Durango, mesa