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PARQUETS
Verb
parquets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parquet
Source: Wiktionary
PARQUET
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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