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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 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
parcel
n 1: a wrapped container [syn: package]
2: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more
than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: portion,
share]
3: an extended area of land [syn: tract, piece of land, piece
of ground, parcel of land]
4: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: package,
bundle, packet]
v 1: divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
2: cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
3: make into a wrapped container
[also: parcelling, parcelled]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
parcelling
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, parceling, assignation]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
parcelling
See parcel
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
parcelling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) One of the 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 stays, etc.
vb.
(lb en British) (present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
parcelling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) One of the 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 stays, etc.
vb.
(lb en British) (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 ]
parcelling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) One of the 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 stays, etc.
vb.
(lb en British) (present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
parcelling
alt.
(lb en British) (present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
n.
(lb en nautical) One of the 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 stays, etc.
vb.
(lb en British) (present participle of en parcel nocat=1)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
parcelling /pˈɑːsəlɪŋ/
rozdělit
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