Past tense of carton; to pack or put something into a carton or cardboard box.
From carton (French carton, cardboard box, from Italian cartone, from Latin carta, paper) combined with the past tense suffix -ed. This verb emerged as cardboard packaging became standard.
The simple act of being 'cartoned' changed the entire world—when products started being packed in individual cardboard boxes instead of barrels or bulk containers, it revolutionized retail, allowed self-service shopping, and literally invented the modern supermarket.
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