Meaning of PARTERRE
| Pronunciation: | | pâr'tehr
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- [n] seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
- [n] an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
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| | Synonyms: | | parquet circle |
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| | See Also: | | flower garden, house, seating, seating area, seating room, seats, theater, theatre | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Par*terre"\, n. [F., fr. par on, by (L. per)+terre
earth, ground, L. terra. See {Terrace}.]
1. (Hort.) 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]
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| | Related Terms: | | auditorium, balcony, billiard table, bowling green, box, box seat, dead flat, dead level, dress circle, earth, esplanade, fauteuil, flat, flatland, floor, gallery, ground, homaloid, horizontal, horizontal axis, horizontal fault, horizontal line, horizontal parallax, horizontal plane, horizontal projection, ledge, level, level line, level plane, loge, mean sea level, nigger heaven, orchestra, orchestra circle, paradise, parquet, parquet circle, peanut gallery, pit, plain, plane, platform, prairie, proscenium boxes, sea level, sea of grass, stall, standing room, steppe, table, terrace, theatre stall, water level |
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