Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAR-TOON'
CAR-TOON', n. [It. cartone, pasteboard; Sp. and Fr. carton; from L. charta, paper.]
In printing, a design drawn on strong paper, to be afterward calked through and transferred on the fresh plaster of a wall, to be painted in fresco. Also, a design colored for working in Mosaic, tapestry, &c. – Encyc.
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