See Also: armful(dictionary)

carton (oh) and armful (oh)


carton (oh)




[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Italian cartone; CARTOON]
a small box made of cardboard or plastic that contains Food or a drink
carton of
::a carton of fruit juice
::a milk carton
especially AmE a large container with smaller containers of goods inside it
carton of
::a carton of cigarettes

armful (oh)



the amount of something that you can hold in one or both arms
armful of
::an armful of books