cartouche

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To the captives, the cartouche was a message of hope, as a sign that they were not outside the sphere of Egypt.

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  1. noun A structure or figure, often in the shape of an oval shield or oblong scroll, used as an architectural or graphic ornament or to bear a design or inscription.
  2. noun An oval or oblong figure in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics that encloses characters expressing the names or epithets of royal or divine personages.
  3. noun A heavy paper cartridge case.

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  • He has even enclosed his name in a cartouche, a privilege reserved for royalty Kevin was beginning to show signs of impatience. —  52316_ApeWhoGuardsTheBalance
  • The last time I had set eyes on him he had been in a far corner of the tomb chamber squinting at a cartouche, but he was an expert at eluding people—especially his mother. —  52316_ApeWhoGuardsTheBalance
  • They also alleged that a number of cartouche-boxes and other accoutrements of war belonging to the British army had not been delivered up, agreeably to the convention, and argued that this violation on the part of the British released Congress from its obligations to fulfill the terms of that compact. —  Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2
  • Anchoring it on the "e" (for "east") means the center of the right side of the cartouche will be lined up at this position. —  LXer Linux News
  • Nested within this cartouche, we place a pixmap representing the "plaque" object which I've designed as a background for the login fields. —  LXer Linux News
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  1. French, from Italian cartoccio, paper cornet, from carta, card, paper; see carton.
 

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