Definition of Parterre. Meaning of Parterre. Synonyms of Parterre

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Definition of Parterre

parterre
Parquet circle Parquet 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.
Parterre
Parterre Par*terre", n. [F., fr. par on, by (L. per)+terre earth, ground, L. terra. See Terrace.] 1. (Hort.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on. 2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [France]

Meaning of Parterre from wikipedia

- Look up parterre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A parterre is a part of a formal garden constructed on a level substrate, consisting of symmetrical...
- The word parterre comes from the French par and terre and literally translated means "on the ground". The main meaning of the word is the front section...
- Parterre Box (often stylized as parterre box) is an online magazine devoted to opera, which cultivates an attitude that may be deemed to be campy, critical...
- El Parterre is a landscaped park in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that was built in 1851. The park encloses the Ojo de Agua (lit. 'water eye', Spanish for 'spring'...
- Le Parterre, originally called Place de l'Adresse-Symphonique, is a public square in the Quartier des spectacles district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
- lower flat area, usually below or at the same level as the stage. The word parterre (occasionally, parquet) is sometimes used to refer to a particular subset...
- and the Villa Medici in Fiesole, was characterized by planting beds, or parterres, created in geometric shapes, and laid out symmetrical patterns; the use...
- manège. Orkney referred to the garden as his "Quaker parterre" because of its simplicity. The parterre endured in this form until the mid-19th-century when...
- variety of gardens, including a rockery, a display greenhouse, a rose parterre and a ****anese garden. The gardens also host a variety of educational programs...
- follows the large Garden parterre, which constitutes the central part of the large rectangle surrounded by canals. The Garden parterre flanks the Central (axis)...