Definition of carton Carton

/kɑˈɹtʌn/ - [kartun] - car•ton

We found 6 definitions of carton from 5 different sources.

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What does carton mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cartons

carton - a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
  box a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
carton - the quantity contained in a carton
  cartonful
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • carton (Noun)
    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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • carton (n.)
    Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • carton
    kär′ton, n. a thin pasteboard, a box made from such: a small disc within the bull's-eye of the target, a shot that strikes this.—ns. Car′tonnage, pasteboard: the outer covering of a mummy; Car′ton-pierre′, statuary pasteboard, a kind of papier-maché. [Fr. See Cartoon.]

Part of speech

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  • carton, verb, present, 1st person singular of carton (infinitive).
  • carton, verb (infinitive).
  • carton, noun, singular of cartons.

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carton in sign language
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