parterre

[ pahr-tair ]

/ pɑrˈtɛər /

noun

Also called parquet circle. the rear section of seats, and sometimes also the side sections, of the main floor of a theater, concert hall, or opera house.

an ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes.

Origin of parterre

1630–40; <French, noun use of phrase par terre on the ground. See per, terra

OTHER WORDS FROM parterre

par·terred, adjective

Words nearby parterre

part and parcel, part company, parted, parted per tierce, partera, parterre, part exchange, Parthenia, partheno-, parthenocarpy, parthenogenesis

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Example sentences from the Web for parterre

Then, finding all quiet, she stepped over the parterre, and ventured out on the walk.
Hildebrand|Anonymous
It was in June of that year that the French emperor held court at Dresden, where he played, as was said, to "a parterre of kings."
Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete|Lyndon Orr
The audience in the parterre might be seen repeating every celebrated speech with the actor.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 422, December 1850|Various
He lives himself with his family in the parterre wohnung, or what we would call the first floor.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, January 1883|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle

A large gallery, divided like the parterre, ran round three sides of the house and was reached from an outside balcony.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey

British Dictionary definitions for parterre

parterre

/ (pɑːˈtɛə) /

noun

a formally patterned flower garden

British and Irish the pit in a theatre

US another name for parquet circle

Word Origin for parterre

C17: from French, from par along + terre ground

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单词	parterre
释义	parterre [ pahr-tair ] / pɑrˈtɛər / noun Also called parquet circle. the rear section of seats, and sometimes also the side sections, of the main floor of a theater, concert hall, or opera house. an ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes. Origin of parterre 1630–40; <French, noun use of phrase par terre on the ground. See per, terra OTHER WORDS FROM parterre par·terred, adjective Words nearby parterre part and parcel, part company, parted, parted per tierce, partera, parterre, part exchange, Parthenia, partheno-, parthenocarpy, parthenogenesis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parterre Then, finding all quiet, she stepped over the parterre, and ventured out on the walk. Hildebrand\|Anonymous It was in June of that year that the French emperor held court at Dresden, where he played, as was said, to "a parterre of kings." Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete\|Lyndon Orr The audience in the parterre might be seen repeating every celebrated speech with the actor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 422, December 1850\|Various He lives himself with his family in the parterre wohnung, or what we would call the first floor. The Chautauquan, Vol. III, January 1883\|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle A large gallery, divided like the parterre, ran round three sides of the house and was reached from an outside balcony. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life\|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey British Dictionary definitions for parterre parterre / (pɑːˈtɛə) / noun a formally patterned flower garden British and Irish the pit in a theatre US another name for parquet circle Word Origin for parterre C17: from French, from par along + terre ground Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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