parterre

See also Parterre

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Noun

parterre (plural parterres)

1. A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one (Wikipedia).
2. A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
3. A theater balcony, especially in an opera house; above the box seats, but definitely below family circle (Wikipedia).
   • 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 3, The Younger Set^[1]:

     That was Selwyn's first encounter with the Ruthvens. A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.

4. (US, New York) An apartment balcony.

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Spanish

Etymology

French parterre.

Noun

parterre m (plural parterres)

1. flowerbed