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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
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Two parcels of the white of an egg. --Arbuthnot.
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The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of
self-government. --J. A.
Symonds.
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2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of
land is part and parcel of another piece.
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3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or
quantity; a collection; a group.
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This youthful parcel
Of noble bachelors stand at my disposing. --Shak.
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4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle;
a package; a packet.
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'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage. --Cowper.
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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; also, the
transmission through the parcel post deparment; as, to
send a package by parcel post. See parcel post in the
vocabulary.
Part and parcel. See under Part.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Parcel post \Par"cel post\
That branch of the post office having to do with the
collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels[4]. The
British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The rates
in 1913, dating from 1897, were 3d. for parcels not exceeding
one pound and 1d. for each additional pound up to the limit
of 10 pounds. A general parcel post was established in the
United States by Act of August 24, 1912, which took effect
Jan. 1, 1913. At that time, parcels could not exceed 11
pounds in weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined.
Provision is made from insuring parcels, and also for sending
parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the distance.
See Zone, below.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Parcel post \Par"cel post\
That branch of the post office having to do with the
collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels. The
British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The
present rates, dating from 1897, are 3d. for parcels not
exceeding one pound and 1d. for each additional pound up to
the limit of 10 pounds. A general parcel post was established
in the United States by Act of August 24, 1912, which took
effect Jan. 1, 1913. Parcels must not exceed 11 pounds in
weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined. Provision
is made from insuring parcels up to $50.00, and also for
sending parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the
distance. See Zone, below.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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. --Arbuthnot.
The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of
self-government. --J. A.
Symonds.
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. --Shak.
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. --Cowper.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
parcel post
n : postal service that handles packages
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
parcel post
alt.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
n.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
parcel post
alt.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
n.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
parcel post
alt.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
n.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
parcel post
alt.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
n.
A postal service involving the shipping of parcels.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
parcel post /pˈɑːsəl pˈəʊst/
balíková pošta
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
parcel post /pˈɑːsəl pˈəʊst/
[Br.] Paketpost
Synonym: fourth-class mail
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
parcel post /pˈɑːsəl pˈəʊst/
paketna pošta
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
parcel post /pˈɑːsəl pˈəʊst/
csomagposta
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "parcel post":
PP, RD, RFD, airmail, book post, correspondence, direct mail,
direct-mail selling, express, fourth-class mail, frank,
halfpenny post, junk mail, letter post, letters, mail,
mail-order selling, mailing list, newspaper post, post, post day,
registered mail, rural delivery, rural free delivery, sea mail,
seapost, special delivery, special handling, surface mail
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 包裹邮递,邮包
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