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| car·ton [ krt'n ] |
noun (plural car·tons) |
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1. cardboard box: a cardboard box in which something such as merchandise, movable property, or mail is packaged
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2. plastic or cardboard container: a container made of plastic or waxed cardboard in which food or drink is sold
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3. contents of container: the contents of a carton
  drank a whole carton of orange juice
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transitive verb (past and past participle car·toned, present participle car·ton·ing, 3rd person present singular car·tons) |
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put something in carton: to put something in a carton
Most of our milk is sold cartoned.
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| [Early 19th century. Via French< Italian cartone (see cartoon)] |
