n. [ F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st Card. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., Sir W. Scott.
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Cartel, or
Cartel ship
v. t. To defy or challenge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
You shall cartel him. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]