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Definition of 'parterre'

From: WordNet

noun

An ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

noun

Seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) [syn: parquet circle, parterre]

Definition of 'Parterre'

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster] 2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [France] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'parterre'

From: GCIDE

Parquet circle \Parquet circle\ That part of the lower floor of a theater with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries; -- called also, esp. in U. S., orchestra circle or parterre. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'parterre'

From: Moby Thesaurus

##censored## heaven, 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, 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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