parcel
21parcel — I UK [ˈpɑː(r)s(ə)l] / US [ˈpɑrs(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms parcel : singular parcel plural parcels * 1) something wrapped in paper or in a large envelope to be sent by post 2) a section of a piece of land • See: part I II UK [ˈpɑː(r)s(ə)l]… …
22parcel — {{11}}parcel (n.) c.1300, part (sense preserved in phrase parcel of land), from O.Fr. parcelle small piece, particle, parcel, from V.L. *particella, dim. of L. particula, dim. of pars (gen. partis) part (see PART (Cf. part) (n.)). Meaning package …
23parcel — / pɑ:s(ə)l/ noun goods wrapped up in paper or plastic to be sent by post ● to do up goods into parcels ♦ to tie up a parcel to fasten a parcel with string ♦ parcel rates the charges for sending parcels by post ■ verb to wrap and tie up in a… …
24parcel — par|cel1 [ parsl ] noun count 1. ) MAINLY BRITISH a PACKAGE 2. ) a section of a piece of land => PART1 parcel par|cel 2 [ parsl ] (present participle par|cel|ing or par|cel|ling; past tense and past participle par|celed or par|celled) verb… …
25parcel — 1. noun /ˈpɑrsəl,ˈpʰaː.səɫ,ˈpʰɑː.səɫ,ˈpʰɑɹ.səɫ/ a) A package wrapped for shipment. I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep. b) A division of land bought and sold as a unit. I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery …
26parcel — [14] Etymologically, parcel is the same word as particle. Both go back to Latin particula, a diminutive form of pars (source of English part). Particle [14] was acquired direct from Latin, whereas parcel was routed via an unrecorded Vulgar Latin… …
27parcel — [14] Etymologically, parcel is the same word as particle. Both go back to Latin particula, a diminutive form of pars (source of English part). Particle [14] was acquired direct from Latin, whereas parcel was routed via an unrecorded Vulgar Latin… …
28parcel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French parcele, from Vulgar Latin *particella, from Latin particula small part more at particle Date: 14th century 1. a. fragment, portion b. a volume of a fluid (as air) considered as a single entity …
29parcel — /pahr seuhl/, n., v., parceled, parceling or (esp. Brit.) parcelled, parcelling, adv. n. 1. an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle. 2. a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity …
30parcel — noun 1》 an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post. 2》 a quantity or amount of something, in particular land. verb (parcels, parcelling, parcelled; US parcels, parceling, parceled) 1》 make… …
