[pahr-tair] 
| 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. |
| parquet circle n. The part of the main floor of a theater that lies under the balcony section. Also called parterre. |
| par·terre (pär-târ') n.
[French, from Old French, ornamental garden, from par terre, on the ground : par, over, on; see paramount + terre, ground (from Old French, from Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots).] |
