Associations to the word «Parquet»

Wiktionary

PARQUET, noun. A wooden floor made of parquetry.
PARQUET, noun. The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
PARQUET, noun. (historical) In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions.
PARQUET, noun. (historical) 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.
PARQUET, verb. (transitive) To lay or fit such a floor.
PARQUET CIRCLE, noun. Part of the lower floor of a theatre with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries.
PARQUET CIRCLES, noun. Plural of parquet circle

Dictionary definition

PARQUET, noun. A floor made of parquetry.
PARQUET, noun. Seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle.

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