PARTERRE

parterre

(noun) an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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

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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

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