Relationships Related Term:  cartography n. ~ 1. A decoration, often in the shape of an oval, a box, or a scroll, used to enclose or highlight information within a larger work. - 2. Cartography · Such [..]

1610s, "scroll-like ornament," also "paper cartridge," from French cartouche, the French form of cartridge (q.v.). Application to Egyptian hieroglyphics dates from 1830, on resembl [..]

Decorative framed panel usually with an inscription or heraldry.

The name of a pharaoh in hieroglyphs surrounded by an oval band denoting eternity

"A tablet, for inscription (e.g. the titling of maps) or ornament; originally in the form of a scroll, but sometimes used loosely (especially in descriptions of bindings) for round, oval or...

A circle of buttered baking paper placed on the surface of a dish and used to keep food moist while it is cooking, or to stop a skin from forming when a dish is cooling.

Greased paper used to cover meats during cooking.

(n) a cartridge (usually with paper casing)

An ornate painted panel on which an inscription can be written.

A circle with a horizontal bar at the bottom, elongated into an oval within which king's names are written It is believed to act as a protector of the kings name. The sign represents a loop of ro [..]

A panel of a map, often with decoration, enclosing the title, scale, publishing information, and other notes.

A scroll-shaped ornamentation, usually oval or lozenge-shaped, it is used for holding or framing an inscription such as in a plate attached to a painting that has the title and artist. The Egyptians u [..]

a thin clay seal added separately to the outside of a pipe or vessel; maker's initials or full name, or the king's initials (e.g. "GR" standing for Georgius Rex) are displa [..]

Typically oval in shape, a cartouche is an ornamental motif with curved or scrolling edges. Often the cartouche contains a coat-of-arms or an inscription.

(architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield. (Egyptian hieroglyphics) an oval figure containing characters that represent the names of royal or divine people. * '''1887''' — , '' [..]