Origin: 1800-1900 French Italian cartone; ➔ CARTOON
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►a milk/egg/juice etc. carton
an empty milk carton
1 a box made of cardboard (=stiff paper) that contains food or drinks: carton of a carton of eggsa milk/egg/juice etc. carton an empty milk carton2a large container that holds many smaller containers of goods to be sold: carton of How many packs come in a carton of cigarettes?