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pacquet

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English

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Noun

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pacquet (plural pacquets)

  1. Obsolete form of packet.
    • 1792, Charlotte Smith, “Letter XIV. To Mr. Bethel.”, in Desmond. [], volume I, London: [] G[eorge,] G[eorge,] J[ohn] and J[ames] Robinson, [], →OCLC, page 276:
      Dear Bethel, I here broke off, on receiving intelligence that a meſſenger from Marſeilles had a pacquet to deliver to me.
    • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. [], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 26:
      My maid was inquired for below, and the pacquet delivered into her hands, with an injunction that she should give it me when I was alone, and say it came from a lady at Marseilles.

Verb

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pacquet (third-person singular simple present pacquets, present participle pacquetting, simple past and past participle pacquetted)

  1. Obsolete form of packet.

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either from Middle French pacquet, or formed independently from pak +‎ -et (which in any case it is equivalent to).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpakit/, /ˈpakɛt/

Noun

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pacquet (plural pacquetz)

  1. (rare, Late Middle English) packet

Descendants

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  • English: packet
  • Scots: packet

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