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parquet

1 8.3

The main floor seats in a theater near the stage

noun
/pɑrˈkeɪ/

Jargon

: plano

The flickering light on the chess pieces stretches their shadows beyond the parquet of the board.

Examples

After purchasing tickets, we rushed to our seats located at the parquet level, excited for the show to begin.
My forehead is pressed into parquet.

Fiction book (1997)
He found a great seat in the middle of the parquet section, giving him a perfect view of the performance.
The orchestra played beautifully while the audience enjoyed the atmosphere from the parquet area of the theater.

Compounds

parquet floor

4 4.9

A floor made of small wooden pieces put together in a pattern

parquet circle

8.2

Seats at the back of the main floor in a theatre under the balconies

Surface Forms

parquet singular

parquets plural

Etymology

Parquet comes from the same French root parc, meaning 'park' or 'enclosed area', and it was used for the flat main floor in theatres where people stood or sat near the stage. That's why the front-floor seating in a theatre is still called the parquet.