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Definition of parquet - 5 dictionary results
par⋅quet
[pahr-key] 
noun, verb, -queted [-keyd] , -quet⋅ing [-key-ing] 
ɪŋ .–noun
| 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to construct (a floor) of parquetry. |
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| par·quet (pär-kā') n.
[French, parquetry, from Old French, diminutive of parc, enclosure; see park.] |
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Parquet
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.
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Language Translation for : parquet
Spanish:
parqué,
German:
das Parkett; Parkett-…,
Japanese:
寄せ木細工
parquet
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). Meaning "part of a theater auditorium at the front of the ground floor" is first recorded 1848.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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