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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Parcel \Par"cel\, a. & adv.
Part or half; in part; partially. --Shak. [Sometimes hyphened
with the word following.]
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The worthy dame was parcel-blind. --Sir W.
Scott.
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One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].
--Tennyson.
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Parcel poet, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Parcel \Par"cel\, a. & adv.
Part or half; in part; partially. --Shak. [Sometimes hyphened
with the word following.]
The worthy dame was parcel-blind. --Sir W.
Scott.
One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].
--Tennyson.
Parcel poet, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.