Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various containers made from cardboard or coated paper.
- noun The contents of a carton.
- transitive verb To place (something) in a carton.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of thin pasteboard.
- noun A box made from such pasteboard.
- noun Same as
cartoon . - noun In rifle practice: A white disk fixed on the bull's-eye of a target. It is of much smaller size than the bull's-eye, and is chiefly used in deciding ties and at a pool. A shot striking the carton: as, to make two bull's-eyes and a carton.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.
- noun a species of papier-maché, imitating stone or bronze sculpture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
- noun the quantity contained in a carton
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates.
Siempre en Domingo 2002
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