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The answer CARTOUCHES has 2 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of cartouches in various dictionaries:
noun - a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
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Decorative scrollwork details on limo |
Nuances of automotive design? |
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May 23 2019 Wall Street Journal |
Feb 12 2018 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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Plural form of cartouche. |
A carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription. |
An ornate frame around a design or inscription. |
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In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a Cartouche is an oval with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. They came into common use during the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty under Pharaoh Sneferu, but earlier examples date to the mid Second Dynasty on Cylinder Seals of Seth-Peribsen. While the cartouche is usually vertical with a horizontal line, if it makes the name fit better it can be horizontal, with a vertical line at the end (in the direction of reading). * The Ancient Egyptian word for it was shenu, and it was essentially an expanded shen ring. In Demotic, the cartouche was reduced to a pair of brackets and a vertical line. * Of the five royal titularies it was the prenomen, the throne name, and the "Son of Ra" titulary, the so-called nomen name given at birth, which were enclosed by a cartouche.At times amulets were given the form of a cartouche displaying the name of a king and placed in tombs. Such items are often important to archaeologists for dati |