Parquet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Parquet	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Parquet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parquet n a floor made of parquetry Synonym(s): parquet, parquet floor seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parquet \Par*quet"\, n. 1. In various European public bourses, the railed-in space within which the [bd]agents de change,[b8] or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them; -- distinguished from the {coulisse}, or outside market. 2. In most European countries, the branch of the administrative government which is charged with the prevention, investigation, and punishment of crime, representing the public and not the individual injured.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parquet \Par*quet"\, n. [F. See {Parquetry}.] 1. A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit. 2. Same as {Parquetry}.