Definition of "carton" []

• Any of various containers made from cardboard or coated paper: cans packed in cartons; a milk carton. (noun)
• The contents of a carton: dyed the whole carton of eggs. (noun)
• To place (something) in a carton. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It’s a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates."
• "But don't be surprised to see your cartoon -- cartoon -- carton, that is, of orange juice become more expensive."
• "The twelve eggs in a carton are the twelve disciples."