parterre
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noun
1.
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.
2.
an ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a formally patterned flower garden |
| 2. | (Brit), (Irish) the pit in a theatre |
| 3. | (US) another name for parquet circle |
| [C17: from French, from par along + terre ground] | |
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Parterre
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
The mansion is built in the center of a square parterre, a service building being located at each corner of the square.
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