carton

[ kahr-tn ]

/ ˈkɑr tn /

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noun

a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.

the amount a carton can hold.

the contents of a carton.

a cardboardlike substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests.

verb (used with object)

to pack in a carton: to carton eggs for supermarket sales.

verb (used without object)

to make or form cardboard sheets into cartons.

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Origin of carton

1780–90; < French < Italian cartone pasteboard; see cartoon

OTHER WORDS FROM carton

un·car·toned, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH carton

carton cartoon

Words nearby carton

cartload, cartogram, cartographer, cartography, cartomancy, carton, carton-pierre, cartonnier, cartoon, cartoonish, cartop

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And at $29.99, lighting up all sense of parental dignity and responsibility costs less than a carton of actual cigarettes.
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The child was then sent on his or her way, with a piece of fruit and a carton of milk.
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He dumped the contents onto the ground, looking all over for the carton.
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Did you ever furnish any samples of this carton or any wrapping paper or tape to the FBI?
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It was at that great moment that memory exercised its sacred ministry upon the soul of Sydney Carton.
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"We haven't quite got that deal through, Mr. Carton," he said.
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Pointing to the carton, the indignant lady gave the order, "Have that dress placed in my carriage."
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This carton (showing a mailing container) is a 2-pound carton which I used in shipping in response to mail orders.
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British Dictionary definitions for carton

carton

/ (ˈkɑːtən) /

noun

a cardboard box for containing goods

a container of waxed paper or plastic in which liquids, such as milk, are sold

shooting

a white disc at the centre of a target
a shot that hits this disc

verb (tr)

to enclose (goods) in a carton

Word Origin for carton

C19: from French, from Italian cartone pasteboard, from carta card 1

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