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carton Definition

car·ton (kärt'n)

noun

  1. a cardboard box, esp. a large one, as for shipping merchandise
  2. a boxlike container, as of light, waxed cardboard, for liquids
  3. a full carton or its contents

Etymology: Fr < It cartone < carta, paper: see card

transitive verb

to put into a carton as for storage or shipment

carton Synonyms

carton

n.

(cardboard) box, corrugated carton, package; see case 7, container.

carton Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • juice: For a long day out you can freeze small cartons of juice.
  • yogurt: Spoon the mixture over a small carton of low fat bio yogurt to create a delicious start to the day.
  • cigarette: Many of our men bartered cartons of cigarettes for items of local origin.
  • milk: To seize a couple at random from our kitchen: a half gallon carton of milk.
  • cream: Made the mistake of reading the nutritional info on the side of the carton of cream - 445 calories PER 100 MLS!

Converse of object

  • recycle: However, it is tricky to recycle the cartons.
  • wax: Milk spill The only container milk won't spill out of is an unopened waxed cardboard carton.

Adjective modifier

  • outer: Keep the vial in the outer carton in order to protect from light.
  • empty: Don't throw out empty egg cartons, paper or plastic - they make excellent seed trays.
  • plastic: Photo: an early version of the plastic margarine carton!
  • attractive: Boxing Day goodies packed in an attractive blue carton.

Modifies a noun

  • freezing: A more adaptable carton freezing system is the air batch freezer.
  • recycling: The drinks carton recycling is only a small part of a much bigger employment disaster.
  • packaging: Tetra Laval is the world leader in carton packaging, but has a more limited role in plastics.

Noun used with modifier

  • cardboard: Cardboard egg cartons can be recycled into environmentally-friendly seedling pots.
  • milk: Orange juice or milk cartons with the base removed are suitable.
  • juice: To make the game, start with a juice carton.
  • beverage: All beverage cartons containing milk, juice, soups, custards, sauces etc can be included.. .
  • egg: Plant some carrot seeds in egg cartons set in plastic gutter on window ledge.
  • liter: A 2 liter plastic carton with screw cap is perfect.