parquet
pronunciation
How to pronounce parquet in British English:
UK [ˈpɑ:keɪ]
How to pronounce parquet in American English:
US [pɑrˈkeɪ]
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- Noun:
- a floor made of parquetry
- seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
Word Origin
- parquet
- parquet: see park
- parquet (n.)
- 1816, "patterned wooden flooring," from French parquet "wooden flooring; enclosed portion of a park," from Old French parchet (14c.) "small compartment, part of a park or theater," diminutive of parc (see park (n.)). Meaning "part of a theater auditorium at the front of the ground floor" is first recorded 1848. The noun use in English has been influenced by the verb (attested from 1640s, from French parqueter. Related: Parquetry
Example
- 1. Wood flooring , floorboards , design parquet , skirting boards flooring .
- 2. Oak engineered flooring , wood flooring , plywood , parquet .
- 3. Better consultation you con receive in parquet shop .
- 4. Rooms exude a sophisticated style and feature real parquet floors .
- 5. The dog dribbled onto the parquet .