parterre.
A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
Meaning & usage
A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra. The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls.
A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra. The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
An apartment balcony.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French parterre (“on the ground”), from par (“on”) + terre (“ground”).
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