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PARQUET
parquet
(noun) seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
parquet, parquet floor
(noun) a floor made of parquetry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
parquet (plural parquets)
A wooden floor made of parquetry.
The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
(historical) In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions.
(historical) In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
Verb
parquet (third-person singular simple present parquets, present participle parqueting, simple past and past participle parqueted)
(transitive) To lay or fit such a floor.
Source: Wiktionary
Par*quet", n. Etym: [F. See Parquetry.]
1. A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit.
2. Same as Parquetry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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