English

Proper noun

Carton

1. A surname​.
   • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

     The more business he got, the greater his power seemed to grow of getting at its pith and marrow; and however late at night he sat carousing with Sydney Carton, he always had his points at his fingers' ends in the morning.

English

A one-litre carton of Arla brand semi-skimmed milk

Noun

carton ‎(plural cartons)

1. 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.
2. Packs of cigarettes, usually 10, wrapped in cellophane or packed in light cardboard box

Translations

Verb

carton ‎(third-person singular simple present cartons, present participle cartoning, simple past and past participle cartoned)

1. To put in a carton.

Anagrams

• cantor
• contra, Contra
• craton

French

Etymology

From Italian cartone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁtɔ̃/
• Homophone: cartons

Noun

carton m ‎(plural cartons)

1. cardboard
2. carton, cardboard box
3. target
4. (art) sketch; cartoon
5. (cartography) inset map
6. card

Derived terms

Anagrams

• contra

Romanian

Noun

carton n ‎(plural cartoane)

1. cardboard

Related terms

• cartona
• cartonabil
• cartonaj
• cartonare
• cartonaș
• cartonat
• necartonat