/pak"it/ , n.
1. a small group or package of anything: a packet of letters.
2. Also called packet boat, packet ship . a small vessel that carries mail, passengers, and goods regularly on a fixed route, esp. on rivers or along coasts.
3. Cards. a part of a pack of cards after being cut.
4. Informal. a large amount of money.
5. Brit. Slang.
a. a painful blow or beating.
b. misfortune or failure.
v.t.
6. to bind up in a package or parcel.
[ 1520-30; pacquet, equiv. to pacqu ( er ) to PACK 1 + -et -ET ]
Syn. 1. See package .