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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parceledor Parcelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Parceling or Parcelling.]
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1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often
with out or into. ``Their woes are parceled, mine are
general.'' --Shak.
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These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
--Dryden.
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The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.
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2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
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That mine own servant should
Parcel the sum of my disgraces by
Addition of his envy. --Shak.
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3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's
purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Parceling \Par"cel*ing\, n. [Written also parcelling.]
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1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.
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2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and
wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served;
used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parceledor 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.
--Dryden.
The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.
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. --Shak.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Parceling \Par"cel*ing\, n. [Written also parcelling.]
1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.
2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and
wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served;
used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
parceling
n : the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning;
distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of
seats in the House of Representatives is based on the
relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment,
apportioning, allocation, parcelling, assignation]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
parceling
alt.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) (alt form en parcelling)
vb.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
parceling
alt.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) (alt form en parcelling)
vb.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
parceling
alt.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) (alt form en parcelling)
vb.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
parceling
alt.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) (alt form en parcelling)
vb.
(present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Parceling /pˈɑːsəlɪŋ/ التعليبFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈpɑɹsəɫɪŋ/, /ˈpɑɹsɫɪŋ/