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carton
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  1. carton
  2. carton pierre
  3. folding box

1car·ton

noun \ˈkär-tən\

Definition of CARTON

: a box or container usually made of cardboard and often of corrugated cardboard
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Examples of CARTON

  1. She got a carton of ice cream out of the freezer.
  2. a carton of orange juice
  3. He bought a carton of cigarettes.
  4. Several cartons of books arrived yesterday.

Origin of CARTON

French, from Italian cartone pasteboard
First Known Use: 1825

Rhymes with CARTON

Barton, hearten, marten, martin, smarten, Spartan, tartan

2carton

verb

Definition of CARTON

transitive verb
: to pack or enclose in a carton
intransitive verb
: to shape cartons from cardboard sheets

First Known Use of CARTON

1921

Rhymes with CARTON

Spartan

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