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What (who) is egg carton - definition
Egg carton
TYPE OF PACKAGING FOR EGGS
Egg crate; Egg-crate; Eggcrate; Egg box; Eggs box; Egg Carton
An egg carton (also known as an egg box in British English) is a carton designed for carrying and transporting whole eggs.
Carton
BOX OR CONTAINER USUALLY MADE OF PAPERBOARD AND SOMETIMES OF CORRUGATED FIBERBOARD
Milk carton; Carton pierre; Milk and juice carton; Juice carton; Six-pack carton; Cartons; Gable top carton; Aseptic carton; Beverage cartons; Paper carton; Beverage carton
·noun Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.
carton
BOX OR CONTAINER USUALLY MADE OF PAPERBOARD AND SOMETIMES OF CORRUGATED FIBERBOARD
Milk carton; Carton pierre; Milk and juice carton; Juice carton; Six-pack carton; Cartons; Gable top carton; Aseptic carton; Beverage cartons; Paper carton; Beverage carton
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A carton is a plastic or cardboard container in which food or drink is sold.
...a two-pint carton of milk.
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A carton is a large, strong cardboard box in which goods are stored and transported. (AM)
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Examples of use of egg carton
1. A witness said a man arrived with an egg carton containing pigeons for sale, but it exploded after he walked away to get a drink, tearing through the potential buyers gathering around the box.
2. A witness said a man arrived with an egg carton containing pigeons for sale, but it exploded after he walked away to get a drink, striking the potential buyers gathering around the box.
3. What if a polystyrene package, no bigger than an egg carton, contained a dozen "cold cathode tubes." Each tube is the size of a dime and looks like a transistor from the 1'60s.
4. Peters said that taller children are prone to flying over the seats if the backs are too short. It‘s like putting an egg in an egg carton,‘‘ she told Sarah Omwenga, a 7–year–old who sat next to Peters on her ride to Morrisville school.