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parterre

[ pahr-tair ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. an ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes.


parterre

/ pɑːˈtɛə /

noun

  1. a formally patterned flower garden
  2. the pit in a theatre
  3. another name for parquet circle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • par·terred adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parterre1

1630–40; < French, noun use of phrase par terre on the ground. See per, terra
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parterre1

C17: from French, from par along + terre ground
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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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