carton
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkɑːtən//
- United Kingdom//ˈkɑːtn̩//
- United States//ˈkɑɹtn̩//
- United States/[ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩]/
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
noun
- 1
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
a carton of milk or eggs
- 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.
Mr Yunupingu was referred to the clinic where I was working at that time, Northside Clinic, for treatment of his alcohol problem. I think he described drinking between one and four cartons every single day - it's quite a phenomenal amount.
- 4
archaicA kind of thin pasteboard.
- 5
archaicA small disc within the bullseye of a target.
- 6
archaicA shot that strikes this disc.
Etymology
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.
verb
- 1
To put in a carton.
Forms
- plural
- cartons
- past tense
- cartoned
- past participle
- cartoned
- present participle
- cartoning
- third person singular
- cartons
carton · An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
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