1an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post:the lorry was carrying a large number of Royal Mail parcelsa brown paper parcel [as modifier]:a parcel bomb
2a quantity or amount of something, especially as dealt with in one commercial transaction:a parcel of shares
a piece of land, especially one considered as part of an estate:she decided to divide her property into three parcels and invite sealed bids
archaic derogatory a group of people of a specified sort:a parcel of rogues
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1make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it:he parcelled up his only winter suit to take to the pawnbroker
(parcel something out) divide into portions and then distribute:the farmers argue that parcelling out commercial farmland in small plots will reduce productivity
2 Nautical wrap (rope) with strips of tarred canvas, before binding it with yarn as part of a traditional technique to reduce chafing.
pass the parcel
a children’s game in which a parcel is passed around to the accompaniment of music, the child holding the parcel when the music stops being allowed to unwrap a layer:the last party I went to, I ate too much jelly and was sick during pass the parcel
