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PARTERRE
parterre
(noun) an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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