Definitions for: Parquet


[n] seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
[n] a floor made of parquetry



Webster (1913) Definition: Par*quet", n. [F. See Parquetry.]
1. A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater
nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole
lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress
circle; the pit.

2. Same as Parquetry.


Par*quet", n.
1. In various European public bourses, 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.

2. In most European countries, the branch of the
administrative government which is charged with the
prevention, investigation, and punishment of crime,
representing the public and not the individual injured.

Synonyms: parquet floor

See Also: floor, flooring, house, seating, seating area, seating room, seats, theater, theatre

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