Carton Definition

kärtn
cartons
noun
cartons
A cardboard box, esp. a large one, as for shipping merchandise.
Webster's New World
A boxlike container, as of light, waxed cardboard, for liquids.
Webster's New World
A full carton or its contents.
Webster's New World

An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To put into a carton as for storage or shipment.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Carton

Noun

Singular:
carton
Plural:
cartons

Origin of Carton

  • French from Italian cartone pasteboard augmentative of carta card, paper from Latin charta, carta paper made from papyrus card1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French carton.

    From Wiktionary

Carton Sentence Examples

  • She removed the carton from the fridge, opening it as she walked to Cora.

  • The beautiful mansion of Carton is about a mile from the town.

  • Fred had emptied the carton and spread the contents on the office floor.

  • To make the game, start with a juice carton.

  • She shrugged and put the egg in the carton.

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Words Starting With

CCACAR

Words Ending With

NONTON

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CA & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With ON

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With N