| Parquet 1. (n.) 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. (n.) Same as Parquetry. Thesaurus Entries auditorium, balcony, box, box seat, carpet, check, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, chessboard, colors in patches, cover, crazy-work, deck, dress circle, earth, fauteuil, floor, floor covering, flooring, gallery, ground, harlequin, loge, marquetry, mosaic, nigger heaven, orchestra, orchestra circle, paradise, parquet circle, parquetry, parterre, patchwork, pave, pavement, paving, peanut gallery, pit, plaid, proscenium boxes, stall, standing room, surfacing, tartan, terra firma, tessellation, tesserae, theatre stall, variegated pattern |