See also:

• PACK (apparently from the root pak-, paq-, seen in Lat. pangere, to fasten; cf. " compact ")
• PACK, OTTO VON (c. 1480-1537)

PACK (apparently from the See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root pak-, paq-, seen in See also:

• LAT

Lat. pangere, to fasten; cf. " compact ")  , primarily a bundle or See also:

• PARCEL (Fr. parcelle, Ital. particella, Lat. particela, diminutive of pars, part)

parcel of goods securely wrapped and fastened for transport . The word, in this sense, is chiefly used of the bundles carried by pedlars . It was in See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early use, according to the New See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• DICTIONARY

Dictionary, in the See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, and may have been introduced from the See also:

• NETHERLANDS

Netherlands . As a measure of See also:

• WEIGHT

weight or quantity the See also:

• TERM

term has been in use, chiefly locally, for various commodities, e.g. of wool, 240 lb, of See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold-See also:

• LEAF (O. Eng. leaf, cf. Dutch loof, Ger. Laub, Swed. lof, &c.; possibly to be referred to the root seen in Gr. Ma-eta, to peel, strip)

leaf 20 books of 25 leaves each . In a transferred sense, a " See also:

• PACK (apparently from the root pak-, paq-, seen in Lat. pangere, to fasten; cf. " compact ")
• PACK, OTTO VON (c. 1480-1537)

pack " is a collection or gathering of persons, animals or things; and the verb means generally to gather together in a compact See also:

• BODY

body . " Pack-See also:

• ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice " is the floating ice which covers wide areas in the polar seas, broken into large pieces which are driven (packed) together by See also:

• WIND
• WIND (a common Teut. word, cognate with Skt. vats, Lat. ventus, cf. " weather," to be of course distinguished from to " wind," to coil or twist, O.Eng. windan, cf. "wander," "wend," &c.)

wind and current so as to See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form practically a continuous See also:

• SHEET

sheet . " Packet," a small parcel, a diminutive of " pack," was first confined in meaning to a parcel of despatches carried by a See also:

• POST

post, especially the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state despatches or " See also:

• MAIL

mail "; and " packet " properly " packet-See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat," was the name given to the vessels which carried these state despatches .