parquet
Pronunciation
  • (RP) enPR: pä'kā, IPA: /ˈpɑːkeɪ/
  • (America) enPR: pärkā', IPA: /pɑːɹˈkeɪ/
Noun

parquet (plural parquets)

  1. A wooden floor made of parquetry.
  2. The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
  3. (historical) In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions.
  4. (historical) In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
Translations
  • French: parquet
  • German: Parkett
  • Portuguese: parquete
  • Russian: парке́т
Verb

parquet (parquets, present participle parqueting; past and past participle parqueted)

  1. (transitive) To lay or fit such a floor.
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