parquet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a floor made of parquetry
    parquet floor.
  2. noun seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle

WordNet

Par*quet" noun
Etymology
F. See Parquetry.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913