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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cartridge Paper

was originally manufactured for soldiers' cartridges. The word is a corruption of cartouche, from carta (paper).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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