Carton

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carton \Car"ton\ (k[aum]r"t[o^]n), n. [F. See {Cartoon}.]
     Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Carton pierre}, a species of papier-mach['e], imitating
        stone or bronze sculpture. --Knight.


        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carton
       n 1: the quantity contained in a carton [syn: {cartonful}]
       2: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "carton":
     ammunition box, ark, attache case, bag, bandolier, barrel, basket,
     billfold, bin, boot, bottle, box, box up, briefcase, bunker,
     caisson, can, canister, capsula, capsule, cardcase, case, cask,
     casket, cedar chest, chest, cigarette case, cist, coffer, coffin,
     compact, cone, crate, crib, dispatch box, encase, encyst, envelope,
     etui, file, file folder, filing box, folio, hamper, holster,
     hope chest, housewife, hussy, hutch, jar, kit, letter file,
     monstrance, ostensorium, pack, package, packet, packing case,
     parcel, pillbox, pod, portfolio, pot, powder box, quiver, rack,
     reliquary, sack, sarcophagus, scabbard, sheath, skippet, snuffbox,
     socket, spectacle case, tank, tea chest, till, tin, tinderbox,
     vanity case, vasculum, wallet