parquet

parquet
/pahr kay"/, n., v., parqueted /-kayd"/, parqueting /-kay"ing/.
n.
1. a floor composed of short strips or blocks of wood forming a pattern, sometimes with inlays of other woods or other materials.
2. the part of the main floor of a theater, opera house, etc., that is between the musicians' area and the parterre or rear division or, esp. in the U.S., the entire floor space for spectators.
v.t.
3. to construct (a floor) of parquetry.
[1670-80; < F, dim. of parc PARK; see -ET]

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  • parquet — (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… …   Etymology dictionary

  • parquet — m. parquet ; dr. ministère public. voir postam …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

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  • Parquet — (franz., spr. kä), s. Parkett …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Parquet — (frz., spr. keh), s. Parkett …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Parquet — (parket), frz., mit Tischlerarbeit ausgelegter, getäfelter Fußboden; in den Gerichtshöfen der Platz der Richter, im Theater der Theil des Parterre, welcher der Bühne zunächst ist …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • parquet — /par kɛ/ s.m., fr. [dim. di parc, nel sign. di piccolo recinto con tavolato ]. (arred.) [pavimento formato da elementi di legno forte (listelli o doghe), disposti a spina di pesce, a liste parallele o in altri disegni] ▶◀ palchetto, parché,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • parquet — → parqué …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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