Parquet circle
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parquet circle — ☆ parquet circle n. the part of a theater beneath the balcony and behind the parquet on the main floor … English World dictionary
parquet circle — noun seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) • Syn: ↑parterre • Hypernyms: ↑seating, ↑seats, ↑seating room, ↑seating area • Part Holonyms: ↑theater, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parquet circle — /ˈpakeɪ sɜkəl/ (say pahkay serkuhl) noun US a space with curving tiers of seats behind and around the parquet of a theatre, etc …
parquet circle — noun Date: 1854 the part of the main floor of a theater that is beneath the galleries … New Collegiate Dictionary
parquet circle — parterre (def. 1). [1850 55, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
parquet circle — par′quet cir′cle n. archit. sbz parterre 1) • Etymology: 1850–55, amer … From formal English to slang
parquet — [pär kā′] n. [Fr, a small enclosed section < MFr parchet, dim. of parc,PARK ] ☆ 1. the main floor of a theater, esp. that part from the orchestra pit to the parquet circle: usually called orchestra 2. a flooring of parquetry vt. parqueted… … English World dictionary
parquet — Synonyms and related words: auditorium, balcony, box, box seat, carpet, check, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, chessboard, colors in patches, cover, crazy work, deck, dress circle, earth, fauteuil, floor, floor covering, flooring, gallery,… … Moby Thesaurus
parquet — I. transitive verb (parqueted; parqueting) Date: 1678 1. to furnish with a floor of parquet 2. to make of parquetry II. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, small enclosure, from parc park Date: 1816 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
parquet — 1. noun a) a wooden floor made of parquetry b) the part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle 2. verb to lay or fit … Wiktionary
