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

partake, partan, parted, parted per tierce, partera, parterre, parthenia, partheno-, parthenocarpy, parthenogenesis, parthenogenone

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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