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carton
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car·ton  (kärtn)
n.
1. Any of various containers made from cardboard or coated paper: cans packed in cartons; a milk carton.
2. The contents of a carton: dyed the whole carton of eggs.
tr.v. car·toned, car·ton·ing, car·tons
To place (something) in a carton.

[French, from Italian cartone, pasteboard, augmentative of carta, card, paper, from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus; see card1.]

carton
Noun
1. a cardboard box or container
2. a container of waxed paper in which drinks are sold [Italian carta card]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cartoncarton - the quantity contained in a carton
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
2.carton - a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
six pack, six-pack, sixpack - a carton containing six bottles or cans

carton
Translations
Spanish carton [ˈkɑːtən] ncaja (de cartón); [of cigarettes] → cartón m
French carton [ˈkɑːtən] n (= box) → carton m [of yogurt]; pot m (en carton) [of cigarettes]; cartouche f
German carton [ˈkɑːtən] n(Papp)karton m;
(of yogurt) → Becher m;
(of milk) → Tüte f;
(of cigarettes) → Stange f

Italian carton [ˈkɑːtən] n (= box) → scatola di cartone; [of yogurt] → cartone m [of cigarettes] → stecca

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