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