Definition of
Carton
- (noun, artifact) a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
- (noun, quantity) the quantity contained in a carton
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Synonyms of Carton
Origin of the word Carton
- 1816, from Fr. carton "pasteboard," from It. cartone "pasteboard," augmentive of M.L. carta "paper" (see card (n.)). Originally the material for making paper boxes; extended 1906 to the boxes themselves. more
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Words that sound like Carton
c-ration, cardamine, cardamom, cardamon, cardamum, cardium, cardoon, carotene, carotenemia, carotin, cartoon, ceratin, ceratonia, certain, chardonnay, cicer arietinum, cordon, cortina, craton, creatin, creatine, creation, credit union, cretan, crete dittany, cretin, cretonne, croatian, croton, crouton, curtain, cyrtomium
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