Hypertext Webster Gateway: "parquet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parquet \Par*quet"\, n.
1. In various European public bourses, the railed-in space
within which the ``agents de change,'' or privileged
brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by
them; -- distinguished from the {coulisse}, or outside
market.
2. In most European countries, the branch of the
administrative government which is charged with the
prevention, investigation, and punishment of crime,
representing the public and not the individual injured.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parquet \Par*quet"\, n. [F. See {Parquetry}.]
1. 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. Same as {Parquetry}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
parquet
n 1: a floor made of parquetry [syn: {parquet floor}]
2: seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the
parquet circle
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