rhizoverbBeta
DictionarycartonPackaging container
noun

carton

KAR-tun/ˈkɑːrtn/

A lightweight cardboard or plastic container for goods or liquids.

The open carton has lightweight cardboard sides and folded flaps.

One plain folded cardboard carton with open top flaps, obvious lightweight packaging container, no logo.
Etymology
cartLatinpaper
+onItalianlarge, substantial

The paper root and enlarging suffix produced a word for substantial paper or pasteboard. The name then shifted from the material to the packaging boxes made from it.

In context

Odd Animal Specimens5:44
this is a snail's shell it's absolutely massive in this egg carton I found some shells in these pizza boxes
I Opened 50 Museum Vaults, Here's What I Found...

More examples

  • Several cartons held milk.
  • She sealed the carton.
  • The carton was easy to carry.

Forms

carton · cartons

Similar words

box
The broader container type.
crate
Usually sturdier and often made of wood or plastic.