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par·quet    (pär-k) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A floor made of parquetry.
2. The art or process of making parquetry.
3. 1. The part of the main floor of a theater between the orchestra pit and the parquet circle.
   2. The entire main floor of a theater.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
par·queted   (-kd) KEY  , par·quet·ing   (-kng) KEY  , par·quets   (-kz) KEY  

1. To furnish with a floor of parquetry.
2. To make (a floor, for example) of parquetry.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, parquetry, from Old French, diminutive of parc, enclosure ; see park

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