cartonn.1
/ˈkɑːtən/ In rifle practice: A white disc or circle within the bull's-eye of a target; also a shot which strikes this; attributive as in carton-target.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > types of shot
bull's-eye1857
outer1859
carton1864
sighting-shot1872
magpie1884
inner1887
mag1895
maggie1901
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > mark or target > white circle
carton1864
1864 Daily Tel. 15 July Captain Heaton, out of 27 shots..made 26 bull's-eyes, of which 13 were cartons..These Swiss carton targets, at which the Vernon prizes are shot for, were..crowded during the day.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
cartonn.2
/ˈkɑːtən/ 1. Light pasteboard or cardboard used for making boxes, etc. Also attributive.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > materials made from paper or pulp > [noun] > cardboard > types of
index board1850
carton1891
third1891
poster board1899
tagboard1912
triplex board1921
ivory board1926
1786 T. Blaikie Diary Sc. Gardener (1931) 202 The Marquis de Cray..proposed to make buildings of Paper or as he called it Carton.
1786 T. Blaikie Diary Sc. Gardener (1931) 203 The Marquis still persisted in his carton projects.]
1891 J. P. Mahaffy Flinders Petrie Papyri 9 The coffins..were made of layers of papyrus,..stuck together so as to form a thick carton, painted within and without with designs and religious emblems. These carton-cases were made to fit the swathed body.
1908 J. H. Judd (title) The ‘A.L.’ Carton Work.
1910 J. H. Judd (title) Carton Designing for Juniors.
1913 Bk. School Handwork I. 188 Domestic Handicraft for Girls in Paper, Carton, Cardboard, and Woodwork.
1913 Bk. School Handwork I. 195 Paper folding and carton work..in the making of toys.
2. A box or case made of light pasteboard, cardboard, or plastic, for holding goods.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > container or package for goods > [noun] > carton
pack1844
carton1906
tub1939
1906 Daily Chron. 24 Oct. 6/6 A pound carton [of soap].
1924 Public Opinion 12 Sept. 258/3 Motorists' sandwich papers and cigarette cartons.
1926 Spectator 18 Sept. 412/1 The fish..are packed in specially designed cartons.
1957 Encycl. Brit. III. 989/1 Cartons form an important branch of paper box manufacture.
1971 Garden News 25 June 14/4 Transparent yoghurt cartons.
Derivatives
cartoned adj. /ˈkɑːtənd/ packed in a carton.
/ˈkɑːtənd/ packed in a carton.ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [adjective] > in or as in specific receptacles
barrelled1494
casked1624
pocketed1647
tunned1672
intubed1688
kitted1725
basined1745
canistered1843
pottled1845
carboyed1855
tubbed1882
sacked1895
pouched1905
cartoned1921
cupped1929
ampouled1969
slipcased1969
1921 C. C. Martin Export Packing 559 Sundry Cartoned Goods.
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n.21891- upon the spot
- upon the spree
- upon the spur
- upon the spur of the etc
- upon the spur of the moment
- upon the spur of the occasion
- upon the spurs or spur
- upon the square
- upon the stand
- upon the stare
- upon the start
- upon the stock
- upon the stock of
- upon the street
- upon the streets
- upon the strength of
- upon the switch and spur
- upon the table
- upon the tally
- upstyer
- upstying
- upsucked
- upsumming
- upsun
- upsup