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Parqueted

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par·quet  (pär-k)
n.
1. A floor made of parquetry.
2. The art or process of making parquetry.
3.
a. The part of the main floor of a theater between the orchestra pit and the parquet circle.
b. The entire main floor of a theater.
tr.v. par·queted (-kd), par·quet·ing (-kng), par·quets (-kz)
1. To furnish with a floor of parquetry.
2. To make (a floor, for example) of parquetry.

[French, parquetry, from Old French, diminutive of parc, enclosure; see park.]


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As a delicate wind danceth invisibly upon parqueted seas, light, feather- light, so--danceth sleep upon me.
In the parqueted dining room this small house, remarkable for its extreme cleanliness (suggesting that of a monastery), Prince Andrew, who was rather late, found the friendly gathering of Speranski's intimate acquaintances already assembled at five o'clock.
 
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