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CARTON
carton
(noun) a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
carton, cartonful
(noun) the quantity contained in a carton
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carton (countable and uncountable, plural cartons)
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
Synonyms: cardboard box, container, package
A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
Synonym: pack
(Australia) A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
Synonym: case
(archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard.
(archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
(archaic) A shot that strikes this disc.
Verb
carton (third-person singular simple present cartons, present participle cartoning, simple past and past participle cartoned)
To put in a carton.
Anagrams
• Cantor, Carnot, Catron, Contra, TRACON, cantor, contra, contra-, corant, craton, tracon
Proper noun
Carton
A surname.
Anagrams
• Cantor, Carnot, Catron, Contra, TRACON, cantor, contra, contra-, corant, craton, tracon
Source: Wiktionary
Car"ton, n. Etym: [F. See Cartoon.]
Definition: Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box. Carton pierre (, a species of papier-maché, imitating stone or bronze sculpture. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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