an oblong or oval shape which contains a set of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, often representing the name and title of a king or queen (常印有古埃及国王或王后名号的)象形文字长方形(或椭圆)图框 Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French cartouche (masculine noun), earlier cartoche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’.