parcelling

Meanings

Plural: parcellings

Noun

• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
• 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.
• A system for dividing something up.
• The division of land into parcels.
• The manner in which something is structured or packaged for sale, including the use of a specific size, material, color, font, etc.

Verb

• divide into parts
• cover with strips of canvas
• make into a wrapped container
• present participle and gerund of parcel

Synonyms

allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parcel, parceling