Written by Friedrich Engels not later than 21 January 1858 and published unsigned in The New American Cyclopaedia (New York, D. Appleton), vol. IV (1858), p. 502; attributed to Engels by the MEGA² (I/16), whose text ends with the cartridge-box: the meaning in architecture and sculpture that follows in the Cyclopaedia is not included. Text from the printed Cyclopaedia (copy digitized by Google, Internet Archive, newamericancycl19danagoog). Traducción al español
CARTOUCH, (Fr. cartouche), in old military works, used sometimes as synonymous with case or grape shot. It is also now and then used to designate the cartridge-box of the infantry soldier.