Carton vs Fiberboard - What's the difference?

carton | fiberboard |


As nouns the difference between carton and fiberboard

is that carton is cardboard, paperboard while fiberboard is (us) a material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.

carton

English

(Wikipedia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use.

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    fiberboard

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fibreboard (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.

    • Derived terms

    * MDF

    See also

    * chipboard * hardboard * particle board

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