cartonnage

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noun

The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.

OriginFrench cartonnage ← Italian cartone ← Latin charta →
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Meanings

nouncartonnage (countable and uncountable, plural cartonnages)

plural cartonnages · alternative cartonage

  1. countableuncountableThe papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχάρτης (khártēs)
  2. Latincharta
  3. Italiancarta
  4. Italiancartone
  5. Frenchcarton
  6. Frenchcartonner
  7. Frenchcartonnage
  8. Englishcartonnage

Borrowed from French cartonnage.

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APA

cartonnage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartonnage

MLA

“cartonnage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartonnage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cartonnage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartonnage.

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