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parcel

1. par.cel \'pa:r-s*l\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL particella, fr. L 
   particula small par]t - more at PARTICLE 1: FRAGMENT, PORTION  2: a tract 
   or plot of land  3: a company, collection, or group of persons, animals, or 
   things : LO T 4a: a wrapped bundle : PACKAGE  4b: a unit of salable 
   merchandise  5: PARCELING 
2. parcel av archaic  : PARTLY 
3. parcel \'pa:r-s(*-)lin\ vt or par.celed or par.celled;  or par.cel.ing;  
   or par.cel.ling 1: to divide into parts : DISTRIBUTE  2: to make up into a 
   parcel : WRAP  3: to cover (as a rope) with strips of canvas 
4. parcel aj : PART-TIME, PARTIAL