parterre
(noun) an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parterre (plural parterres)
(horticulture) A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
(horticulture) A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
(theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls.
(Britain) The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
(theater, by extension) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
(US, New York) An apartment balcony.
Source: Wiktionary
Par*terre", n. Etym: [F., fr. par on, by (L. per)+terre earth, ground, L. terra. See Terrace.]
1. (Hort.)
Definition: An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on.
2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [France]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
