Word Study
carton
CIDE DICTIONARY
carton, n. [F. See Cartoon.].
Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carton, n. a light box or container, esp. one made of cardboard.
Etymology
F (as CARTOON)
THESAURUS
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, walletFor further exploring for "carton" in Webster Dictionary Online