pacquet

See also: Pacquet

English

Noun

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

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

  1. Obsolete form of packet.

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpakit/, /ˈpakɛt/

Noun

pacquet (plural pacquetz)

  1. (rare, Late Middle English) packet

Descendants

  • English: packet
  • Scots: packet

References

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