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carton
The definition of a carton is a container or large box used for shipping or for holding liquids.
(noun)An example of a carton is a container which holds a half gallon of milk.
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See carton in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a cardboard box, esp. a large one, as for shipping merchandise
- a boxlike container, as of light, waxed cardboard, for liquids
- a full carton or its contents
Origin: Fr < It cartone < carta, paper: see card
transitive verb
to put into a carton as for storage or shipment
See carton in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Any of various containers made from cardboard or coated paper: cans packed in cartons; a milk carton.
- The contents of a carton: dyed the whole carton of eggs.
To place (something) in a carton.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Italian cartone, pasteboard
Origin: , augmentative of carta, card, paper
Origin: , from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus; see card1
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