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parquet [ˈpɑːkeɪ -kɪ] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a floor covering of pieces of hardwood fitted in a decorative pattern; parquetry 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Also called parquet floor a floor so covered 3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) US the stalls of a theatre 4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) the main part of the Paris Bourse, where officially listed securities are traded Compare coulisse [3] 5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in France) the department of government responsible for the prosecution of crimes vb (tr)
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to cover (a floor) with parquet [from Old French: small enclosure, from parc enclosure; see park] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations parquet [ˈpɑːrkeɪ] n → parquet m parquet floor, parquet flooring parquet floor n → parquet m parquet flooring n → parquet m parquet n parquet [ˈpɑːkeɪ] n (also parquet floor) → parquet m inv parquet [ˈpɑːkeɪ] n (also parquet floor) → parquet m inv n parquet [ˈpaːkei, (American ) pa:rˈkei] a type of floor-covering made of pieces of wood arranged in a design flooring made of parquet; (also adjective ) a parquet floor. parket أرضِيَّة خَشَبيَّه паркет parkety; parketový parket; parket- das Parkett; Parkett-... παρκέ parqué parkett پارکت parketti parquet פָּרקֶט सजावटी लकड़ी का फर्श parket parkett(a) lapisan lantai parket parquet 寄せ木細工 (마루에 까는)조각나무 세공 parketas parkets parket parket parkett(gulv) parkiet chão de tacos parchet паркет parkety; parketový parket parket parkett พื้นไม้ปาร์เก้ parke 鑲木地板 паркет فرش پر لگانے کي لکڑي sàn gỗ 镶木地板 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He did not undress, but walked up and down with his regular tread over the resounding parquet of the dining room, where one lamp was burning, over the carpet of the dark drawing room, in which the light was reflected on the big new portrait of himself handing over the sofa, and across her boudoir, where two candles burned, lighting up the portraits of her parents and woman friends, and the pretty knick-knacks of her writing table, that he knew so well. Behind him, the French windows of the drawing-rooms through which he had passed gave glimpses, between swaying lace curtains, of glassy parquet floors islanded with chintz poufs, dwarf armchairs, and velvet tables covered with trifles in silver. He walked shyly and awkwardly over the parquet floor of the reception room, not knowing what to do with his hands; he was more accustomed to walk over a plowed field under fire, as he had done at the head of the Kursk regiment at Schon Grabern- and he would have found that easier. |
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