carton: Meaning and Definition of
car•ton
Pronunciation: (kär'tn), [key]
— n.
- a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- the amount a carton can hold.
- the contents of a carton.
- a cardboardlike substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests.
—v.t.
- to pack in a carton: to carton eggs for supermarket sales.
—v.i.
- to make or form cardboard sheets into cartons.
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