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
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.
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
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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