embalev.
/ɛmˈbeɪl/ transitive. To do up (goods) into bales or packages; also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > make into a pack or parcel
hamperc1400
packc1400
to pack up1530
mail1570
emball1588
fardel1594
packet1621
farla1640
to make up1709
embale1727
bale1762
parcel1775
empacket1825
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package1917
1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxiii. 17 Gunnies..in use in Persia for embaling Goods.
1739 W. Dunster Let. 28 June in Hanway's Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea (1753) I. viii. 59 There are conveniencies for perfecting, even to the embaling, 1000 cloths.
1827 T. Carlyle Richter in Edinb. Rev. June 185 Embaled in some fantastic wrappage.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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