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carton
[ kahr-tn ]
/ ËkÉr 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
1780â90; <French <Italian cartone pasteboard; see cartoon
OTHER WORDS FROM carton
un·car·toned, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH carton
carton , cartoonWords nearby carton
cart off, cartogram, cartographer, cartography, cartomancy, carton, cartonnier, carton-pierre, cartoon, cartoonish, cartop
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British Dictionary definitions for carton
carton
/ (ËkÉËtÉn) /
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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