parcel

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In the parcel was a dainty little child's smock, a pair of socks, and a baby's cap trimmed with pearls.

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  1. noun Something wrapped up or packaged; a package.
  2. noun A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area.
  3. noun A quantity of merchandise offered for sale.
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  • But last night I have seen and danced with M. Potiscu, and I have told him that the parcel is a gift for my little one. —  Ruined City by Nevil Shute
  • This parcel is a collection of letters written by the children of the family to which he belongs to their father, and contain all the little passages of their lives, and the new ideas they received as the years advanced. —  Isaac Bickerstaff
  • While the parcel was acquired for the cross-city roadway, it lies in the path of only one of the two options now being considered. —  Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
  • She added that the parcel is at the bottom of the list since it already has an application for development on it. —  Simi Valley Acorn
  • The intersection of Routes 3 and 20 near the parcel is already home to a 7-Eleven, a Sheetz convenience store, a McDonald's restaurant and two small strip shopping centers. —  FUGville Weblogs
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

bundle ·  sack ·  package ·  packet ·  bag ·  basket ·  handful ·  pile ·  bit ·  bale ·  envelope ·  scrap

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parcel:   parcels
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, portion, from Vulgar Latin *particella, diminutive of Latin particula, diminutive of pars, part-, part; see perə-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English parcel, parcell, parcelle, percel, from Old French parcelle, parcele, feminine, also parcel, masculine, French parcelle, feminine, a small piece or part, a parcel, a particle, = Portuguese parcella = Italian particella, from Middle Latin particella, contr. parcella (after F.), a parcel, diminutive of Latin particula, particle: see particle.
  2. from French parceller, parcel; from the noun.
  3. from Middle English parcel; an elliptical use of parcel, n., for in parcel, like part, adv., for in part. Cf. parcelly.
 

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