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parterre definition

par·terre (pär ter′)

noun

  1. an ornamental garden area in which the flower beds and path form a pattern
  2. ☆ parquet circle

Etymology: Fr < par, on + terre, earth < L terra: see terrace

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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