Parterre \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.
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2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [France]
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