Definition of parterre Parterre

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We found 10 definitions of parterre from 5 different sources.

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What does parterre mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: parterres

parterre - an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
parterre - seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
  parquet circle
  seating area, seating room, seats, seating the service of ushering people to their seats
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • parterre (Noun)
    A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one Wikipedia.
  • parterre (Noun)
    A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
  • parterre (Noun)
    A theater balcony, especially in an opera house; above the box seats, but definitely below family circle theater Wikipedia .
  • parterre (Noun)
    An apartment balcony.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐Ÿ“˜

  • parterre (n.)
    An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on.
  • parterre (n.)
    The pit of a theater; the parquet.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐Ÿ“•

  • parterre
    par-terโ€ฒ, n. an arrangement of flower-plots with spaces of turf or gravel between for walks: the pit of a theatre, esp. beneath the galleries. [Fr.,โ€”L. per terram, along the ground.]

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