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▪ I. carton1|ˈkɑːtən|
[app. a. F. carton papier-mâché, pasteboard, f. carte: see cartoon.]
In rifle practice: A white disc or circle within the bull's-eye of a target; also a shot which strikes this; attrib. as in carton-target.
1864Daily Tel. 15 July, Captain Heaton, out of 27 shots..made 26 bull's-eyes, of which 13 were cartons..These Swiss carton targets, at which the Vernon prizes are shot for, were..crowded during the day.
▪ II. carton2|ˈkɑːtən|
[a. F. carton: see carton.]
a. Light pasteboard or cardboard used for making boxes, etc. Also attrib.
[1786T. Blaikie Diary Scotch Gardener (1931) 202 The Marquis de Cray..proposed to make buildings of Paper or as he called it Carton. Ibid. 203 The Marquis still persisted in his carton projects.] 1891Mahaffy Flinders Petrie Papyri 9 The coffins..were made of layers of papyrus,..stuck together so as to form a thick carton, painted within and without with designs and religious emblems. These carton-cases were made to fit the swathed body. 1908J. H. Judd (title) The ‘A.L.’ Carton Work. 1910― Carton Designing for Juniors. 1913Bk. School Handwork I. 188 Domestic Handicraft for Girls in Paper, Carton, Cardboard, and Woodwork. Ibid. 195 Paper folding and carton work..in the making of toys.
b. A box or case made of light pasteboard, cardboard, or plastic, for holding goods. Hence cartoned |ˈkɑːtənd| a., packed in a carton.
1906Daily Chron. 24 Oct. 6/6 A pound carton [of soap]. 1921C. C. Martin Export Packing 559 Sundry Cartoned Goods. 1924Public Opinion 12 Sept. 258/3 Motorists' sandwich papers and cigarette cartons. 1926Spectator 18 Sept. 412/1 The fish..are packed in specially designed cartons. 1957Encycl. Brit. III. 989/1 Cartons form an important branch of paper box manufacture. 1971Garden News 25 June 14/4 Transparent yoghurt cartons. |