carton vs parcel

carton

noun
  • An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. 

  • A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans. 

  • A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box. 

verb
  • To put in a carton. 

parcel

noun
  • A package wrapped for shipment. 

  • An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels). 

  • An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form. 

  • A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry. 

  • A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. 

  • A division of land bought and sold as a unit. 

  • An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. 

verb
  • To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. 

  • To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. 

  • To wrap something up into the form of a package. 

  • To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. 

How often have the words carton and parcel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )