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

Related formsun·car·toned, adjective

Can be confusedcarton cartoon

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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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Bella can pig out whenever there's a carton of Ben Jerry's in the freezer.
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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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Word Origin and History for carton

carton

1816, from French carton "pasteboard" (17c.), from Italian cartone "pasteboard," augmentative of Medieval Latin carta "paper" (see card (n.)). Originally the material for making paper boxes; extended 1906 to the boxes themselves. As a verb, from 1921.

carton

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verb (used without object)

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