parquet(ed) floor
1parquet floor — noun a floor made of parquetry • Syn: ↑parquet • Hypernyms: ↑floor, ↑flooring …
2parquet — [pär kā′] n. [Fr, a small enclosed section < MFr parchet, dim. of parc,PARK ] ☆ 1. the main floor of a theater, esp. that part from the orchestra pit to the parquet circle: usually called orchestra 2. a flooring of parquetry vt. parqueted… …
3Floor sanding — is the process of removing the top surfaces of a wood floor by sanding with abrasive materials. A variety of floor materials can be sanded, including timber, cork, particleboard, and sometimes parquet. Some floors are laid and designed for… …
4Parquet circle — That part of the lower floor of a theater with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries; called also, esp. in U. S., {orchestra circle} or {parterre}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
5Parquet — Par*quet (p[aum]r*k[=a] or p[aum]r*k[e^]t ), n. [F. See {Parquetry}.] [1913 Webster] 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… …
6parquet — (n.) 1816, patterned wooden flooring, from Fr. parquet wooden flooring, enclosed portion of a park, from O.Fr. parchet (14c.) small compartment, part of a park or theater, dim. of parc (see PARK (Cf. park) (n.)). Meaning part of a theater… …
7parquet circle — ☆ parquet circle n. the part of a theater beneath the balcony and behind the parquet on the main floor …
8floor — n. story 1) the first; ground; lower; main; second; top; upper floor 2) on a floor (on the second floor) (lower surface of a room ) 3) a dirt (AE), earth (BE); inlaid; parquet; tile; wooden floor 4) on a floor (he was sleeping on the floor) 5)… …
9parquet circle — noun seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) • Syn: ↑parterre • Hypernyms: ↑seating, ↑seats, ↑seating room, ↑seating area • Part Holonyms: ↑theater, ↑ …
10Parquet (legal) — The parquet is, in some countries, including France, the prosecution service. The parquet général is the prosecution service of a cour d appel or the Cour de Cassation .The word literally means wooden floor ; this is because, as opposed to the… …
