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parterre
[ pahr-tair ]
noun
- Also called parquet circle. the rear section of seats, and sometimes also the side sections, of the main floor of a theater, concert hall, or opera house.
- an ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes.
parterre
/ pɑːˈtɛə /
noun
- a formally patterned flower garden
- the pit in a theatre
- See parquet circleanother name for parquet circle
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- par·terred adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parterre1
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Example Sentences
The "pigeon house" stood behind a locked gate, and a shallow parterre that had been somewhat neglected.
The silent parterre would be gay with a giddy, chattering mob of Society people before long, Vera hurriedly explained.
In the middle of this natural parterre the stone was placed, and was overtopped by this growth, and thus concealed by it.
There were three circles of dancers: near the entrance to the parterre, in the centre of the floor, and on the stage.
The Arabesque roof was borne on Byzantine arches, which gave free access on three sides from a delightful parterre.
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