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noun
A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
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noun
In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
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Usage: historical
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noun
In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
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Usage: historical
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verb
To lay or fit such a floor.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: seating, seats, seating room, seating area
noun
a floor made of parquetry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parquet floor
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Broader terms: floor, flooring
History
Etymology tree Early Medieval Latin par(ri)cus Old French parc Middle French parc French parc Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -et French parquetbor. English parquet Borrowed from French parquet.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
