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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahr-toon
Phonetic Transcription : kɑrˈtun



Définition of cartoon

Origin :
  • 1670s, "a drawing on strong paper (used as a model for another work)," from French carton, from Italian cartone "strong, heavy paper, pasteboard," thus "preliminary sketches made by artists on such paper" (see carton). Extension to comical drawings in newspapers and magazines is 1843.
  • Punch has the benevolence to announce, that in an early number of his ensuing Volume he will astonish the Parliamentary Committee by the publication of several exquisite designs, to be called Punch's Cartoons! ["Punch," June 24, 1843]
  • Also see -oon.
  • noun funny drawing, often with dialogue or caption
Example sentences :
  • On the other hand, no cartoon I ever drew for Punch was more popular.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • Nay, nay, the cartoon of the Congress shall bring itself to pass.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • Since his arrival here he has only made a sketch in a cartoon.
  • Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies
  • But that first cartoon in the schoolboy's periodical was always before him.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 » by Various
  • While I was laughing over the cartoon, the butler came in and nodded to me.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
  • Should one speak first of the cartoon or of the weave, of the artist or of the craftsmen?
  • Extract from : « The Tapestry Book » by Helen Churchill Candee
  • You are quite right, Mr. Benson, but I can't draw that cartoon.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • Benson had on his desk before him the cartoon Kittrell had finished that day.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • With the exception of the Almanac cartoon, for which the engraver has ample time.
  • Extract from : « The History of "Punch" » by M. H. Spielmann
  • But, as it happened, the Government was not defeated—and there was the cartoon!
  • Extract from : « The History of "Punch" » by M. H. Spielmann

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