English Explanatory Dictionary

carton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
  2. A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
  3. A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
  4. A kind of thin pasteboard.
  5. A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
  6. A shot that strikes this disc.
verb
  1. To put in a carton.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːtən/ /ˈkɑːtn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carton.wav /ˈkɑɹtn̩/ [ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩]

Word forms

carton cartons cartoning cartoned

Etymology

Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.

Synonyms

cardboard box container package case

Derived words

cartoner cartonful carton girl cartonless cartonlike carton-pierre egg carton juice carton milk carton pick-to-carton
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