Pack"et (?), n. [F. paquet, dim.
fr. LL. paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See
Pack.]
1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or
parcel; as, a packet of letters. Shak.
2. Originally, a vessel employed by government
to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying
dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of
sailing; a mail boat.
Packet boat, ship, or
vessel. See Packet, n.,
2. -- Packet day, the day for mailing
letters to go by packet; or the sailing day. -- Packet
note or post. See under
Paper.
Pack"et, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Packeted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Packeting.] 1. To make up into a packet or
bundle.
2. To send in a packet or dispatch
vessel.
Her husband
Was packeted to France.
Ford.
Pack"et, v. i. To ply with a packet
or dispatch boat.
