Carton Meaning
/ˈkɑːtən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
nounA pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
Sentence Examples
That child shut up a cat in the carton.
For some people, home is a cardboard carton in Tokyo.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She opened the ____ of milk and poured some into her coffee.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I bought a large ____ of cold milk from the local grocery shop.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mr Yunupingu was referred to the clinic where I was working at that time, Northside Clinic, for treatment of his alcohol problem. I think he described drinking between one and four cartons every single day - it's quite a phenomenal amount."
— 2009 October 19, Oliver O'Connell, Message From Mr Yunupingu:
"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."
— 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She opened the ____ of milk and poured some into her coffee.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I bought a large ____ of cold milk from the local grocery shop.