Monday word: parterre
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1word1dayparterre (pär-târ′) noun
1. A garden with a formal patttern of beds and paths.
2. The parquet circle: theater seating at the rear of the main floor, beneath the balconies.
Etymology: French, par (along or on) + terre (the ground)
Do an image search on parterre and you'll see many fine examples of gardens.
And of course, there's Wikipedia.
1. A garden with a formal patttern of beds and paths.
2. The parquet circle: theater seating at the rear of the main floor, beneath the balconies.
Etymology: French, par (along or on) + terre (the ground)
Do an image search on parterre and you'll see many fine examples of gardens.
And of course, there's Wikipedia.
