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| parcels | |
| 1. n. plural of parcel |  |
| parcel | |
| 1. n. A package wrapped for shipment. | |
| I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep. | |
| 2. n. An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form. | |
| 3. n. A division of land bought and sold as a unit. | |
| I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) A group of birds. | |
| 5. n. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. | |
| 6. n. A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry. | |
| 7. n. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. | |
| A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece. | |
| 8. v. To wrap something up into the form of a package. | |
| 9. v. To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. | |
| Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way. | |
| 10. v. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. | |
| 11. v. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. | |
| 12. adv. (obsolete) Part or half; in part; partially. | |
