Parcel

[Par·cel]

A parcel is a part of something, or a division. It can also be a package or a collection of things wrapped together.

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

Noun
the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"

Noun
a wrapped container

Noun
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Noun
an extended area of land

Verb
make into a wrapped container

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Verb
cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"

Verb
divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"

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

n.
A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.

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

n.
A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet.

v. t.
To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into.

v. t.
To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.

v. t.
To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.

a. & adv.
Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.]

Parcel

Par"cel , n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See Part, n., and cf. Particle.] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [Archaic] "A parcel of her woe." Chaucer.
Two parcels of the white of an egg.
The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of self-government.
2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece. 3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
This youthful parcel Of noble bachelors stand at my disposing.
4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet.
'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage.
Bill of parcels. See under 6th Bill. -- Parcel office, an office where parcels are received for keeping or forwarding and delivery. -- Parcel post, that department of the post office concerned with the collection and transmission of parcels. -- Part and parcel. See under Part.

Parcel

Par"cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parceled or Parcelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Parceling or Parcelling.] 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into. "Their woes are parceled, mine are general." Shak.
These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
The broad woodland parceled into farms.
2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my disgraces by Addition of his envy.
3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc. To parcel a rope (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas tightly arround it. Totten. -- To parcel a seam (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of tarred canvas.

Parcel

Par"cel, a. & adv. Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.]
The worthy dame was parcel-blind.
One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].
Parcel poet, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

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

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

Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.]

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Usage Examples

The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life.

To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by the special interest groups that finance their elections.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.

The secret to modern life is finding the measure in time management. I have two kids, career and I travel, and I don't think my life is any different than most couples. The most valuable commodity now for many people is time and how to parcel that out.

I have two kids, career and I travel, and I don't think my life is any different than most couples. The most valuable commodity now for many people is time and how to parcel that out.