Parcel definition

Parcel

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noun

(1) The allotment of some amount by dividing something

"Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

(2) A wrapped container

(3) A collection of things wrapped or boxed together

(4) An extended area of land

verb

(5) Make into a wrapped container

(6) Cover with strips of canvas

"Parcel rope"

(7) Divide into parts

"The developers parceled the land"

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Etymology

From < , contr. , dim. of , diminutive of .

Noun

A package wrapped for shipment.

I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.
A division of land bought and sold as a unit.

I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.
A group of birds.

Synonyms

(package wrapped for shipment): package
(division of land bought and sold as a unit): plot

Verb

To wrap up into a parcel
To wrap a strip around the end of a rope

Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.

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