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
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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.
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