PARQUET
\pˈɑːke͡ɪ], \pˈɑːkeɪ], \p_ˈɑː_k_eɪ]\
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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.
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Same as Parquetry.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Same as Parquetry.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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