Definition of Parterres. Meaning of Parterres. Synonyms of Parterres

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Definition of Parterres

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 Parterres from wikipedia

- is the only remaining trace of them. "Parterres de pelouse" or "parterres de gazon" denominate cutwork parterres of low growing herbs (e.g., camomile)...
- 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...
- 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...
- française began to appear. Elaborate parterres of broderies, with their curves and counter-curves, were replaced by parterres of gr**** bordered with flowerbeds...
- The South Parterre was remodelled in 1850 by William Andrews Nesfield, who also made changes to the South Lake. In the 1890s, the South Parterre was simplified...
- 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...
- France that laid the groundwork for the French formal garden. Unlike the parterres that were laid out in casual relation to existing châteaux, often on difficult...
- 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'...
- Change from traditional knot gardens to French parterres gradually occurred throughout this period with parterres and knot gardens both being published in gardening...
- include a parterre and hedge maze, and expansive vistas of the surrounding landscape from the terrace gardens. First, only two square parterres right and...