specifically: the part from the front of the stage to the parquet circle
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Verb
The Paris Suite is the epitome of refinement, with Louis XV and XVI furniture, embroidered silk drapes, and the same wood parquet as in Versailles.—Town & Country, 7 Oct. 2022 Each comes fully furnished with gorgeous contemporary furniture, modern finishes and parquet wooden floors.—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2022
Noun
By Sophie Gilbert The protagonist of Last Summer, a lawyer named Anne (played by Léa Drucker), lives in the Gallic version of a Nancy Meyers utopia: a resplendent French country home with parquet floors, velvet throw pillows, and the faintest hum of ennui.—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024 When the final buzzer of the NBA season sounded last Monday, Nathaniel Butler zeroed in as bedlam broke out on the parquet floor at TD Garden.—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for parquet
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, from Middle French, small enclosure, from parc park
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