Carton

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early 19th century: from French, from Italian cartone (see cartoon).

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Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.

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carton (n.)

1816, "thin pasteboard," from French carton "pasteboard" (17c.), from Italian cartone "pasteboard," augmentative of Medieval Latin carta "paper" (see card (n.1)). Originally the material for making paper boxes; extended 1890 to the boxes themselves. As a verb, from 1921.