parterre
A flowerbed, particularly an elevated oneA flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
» The parterre gardens had beautiful spiral paths, letting the guests cut through the flowerbeds.
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7 sensesA flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
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.
(UK)The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
(broadly)That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
(New York, US)An apartment balcony.
Examples
1 sentencesThe parterre gardens had beautiful spiral paths, letting the guests cut through the flowerbeds.
Origin
Borrowed from French parterre (“on the ground”), from par (“on”) + terre (“ground”).Borrowed from French parterre (“on the ground”), from par (“on”) + terre (“ground”).
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