Parterre Definition

pär-târ
parterres
noun
parterres
An ornamental garden area in which the flower beds and path form a pattern.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one .

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A theater balcony, especially in an opera house; above the box seats, but definitely below family circle .

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(US, New York) An apartment balcony.

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Other Word Forms of Parterre

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Singular:
parterre
Plural:
parterres

Origin of Parterre

  • French from Old French ornamental garden from par terre on the ground par over, on paramount terre ground (from Old French) (from Latin terra earth ters- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French

    From Wiktionary

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