| 单词 | ball-cartridge | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasball-cartridge  a.  Military. The case in which the exact charge of powder for firearms is made up; of paper, parchment, pasteboard, flannel, serge, metal, etc., according to its use. Generally, for small-arms, the cartridge contains the bullet as well as the powder (called distinctively a  ball-cartridge); if it contains no ball, it is a  blank cartridge. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > 			[noun]		 > cartridge cartridge1579 cartouche1611 shell1740 1579    L. Digges  & T. Digges Stratioticos 116  				Cases of Haileshot in manner of Cartages. 1611    J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words  				Scarnuzzo, a cartage so called of gunners. 1625    G. Markham Souldiers Accidence 42  				Cartalages..for this or any other peece on horsebacke. 1626    J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 2  				The Maister Gunner hath the charge of the..Spunges, Cartrages, Armes. 1647    N. Nye Art of Gunnery  i. 38  				Canvas, or strong paper (to make Cartredges). 1656    T. Blount Glossographia  				Cartouche (Fr.), a charge of powder and shot ready made up in a paper; we corruptly call it a cartage. 1665    Philos. Trans. 		(Royal Soc.)	 1 84  				A Cartridge full of Gunpowder. 1677    Earl of Orrery Treat. Art of War 58  				If the Powder in the Cartruce be wet. 1678    E. Phillips New World of Words 		(new ed.)	  				Carthrage..a bag of Canvas..of such a depth as to contain just so much Powder as the Charge of the Piece: Also a Charge of Powder and Shot made ready in a Paper for any smaller Gun. 1702    E. Chamberlayne Present State Great Brit. 		(ed. 20)	 369  				Ordnance..with cartrouches and ball for service. 1868    Queen's Regulations & Orders Army §630 a  				90 rounds of ball Cartridge and 60 rounds of blank Cartridge. 1887    Murray's Mag. Aug. 181  				The famous buckshot-cartridges were ordered by the Government that preceded him [Mr. Forster]. < as lemmas  | 
	
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