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parquet circle

parquet circle

noun

  1. the seating area of the main floor of a theatre that lies to the rear of the auditorium and underneath the balcony Also calledparterre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of parquet circle1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

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