cartoon

cartoon
cartoon (n.) 1670s, "a drawing on strong paper (used as a model for another work)," from Fr. carton, from It. cartone "strong, heavy paper, pasteboard," thus "preliminary sketches made by artists on such paper" (see CARTON (Cf. 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]
As a verb, recorded from 1884. Related: Cartooned; cartooning. Also see -OON (Cf. -oon).

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  • Cartoon — Cartoon …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • Cartoon — Sm gezeichnete Bildgeschichte erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. cartoon, dieses aus frz. carton Zeichnung auf Karton, Karton , aus it. cartone, einem Augmentativum zu it. carta f. Papier , aus l. charta f. Papier, Schriftstück .… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Cartoon — Cartoon: Das Fremdwort mit der Bedeutung »Karikatur, Witzzeichnung, kurzer Comicstrip« wurde in der 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. cartoon übernommen. Dieses geht über frz. carton »Zeichnung auf Karton« zurück auf ital. cartone, eine …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • cartoon — [kär to͞on′] n. [Fr carton < It cartone, both in CARTOON sense 2: see CARTON] 1. a drawing, as in a newspaper, caricaturing or symbolizing, often satirically, some event, situation, or person of topical interest 2. a full size preliminary… …   English World dictionary

  • cartoon — ► NOUN 1) a drawing executed in an exaggerated style for humorous or satirical effect. 2) (also cartoon strip) a narrative sequence of humorous drawings with captions in a comic, newspaper, or magazine. 3) a film made from a sequence of drawings …   English terms dictionary

  • Cartoon — Car*toon , n. [F. carton (cf. It. cartone pasteboard, cartoon); fr. L. charta. See 1st {card}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a model for transferring or copying; used in the making of mosaics, tapestries …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cartoon — index caricature, copy, parody Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Cartoon — Cartoon,derod.das:Karikatur(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • cartoon — /kɑ: tu:n/, it. /kar tun/ s. ingl. (propr. disegno, vignetta ), usato in ital. al masch. (massm.) [film di animazione] ▶◀ [➨ cartone (2)] …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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