parquet
1 of 2verb
par·quet pär-ˈkā 
parqueted pär-ˈkād ; parqueting pär-ˈkā-iŋ
; parqueting pär-ˈkā-iŋ transitive verb
1
: to furnish with a floor of parquet
2
: to make of parquetry
parquet
2 of 2noun
par·quet ˈpär-ˌkā
pär-ˈkā
1
a
: a patterned wood surface (such as flooring or paneling)
especially : one made of parquetry
b
: parquetry
2
: the main floor of a theater
specifically : the part from the front of the stage to the parquet circle
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2022 Hoop Dreams event, which will give you a chance to play on the TD Garden parquet for a great cause. Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 It can be used across a wealth of surfaces, including hard floors, laminate, tile, granite, and parquet, with its strong suction easily picking up dust, paper, and other garbage. Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 Much like hardwood floors, parquet can buckle, so it shouldn’t be laid in bathrooms or other moisture-dense areas. Sarah Baird, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2020 Elizabeth Hayt, ELLE Decor, 26 Aug. 2022 The architect nonetheless managed to insert some beautiful details inside the Denver building, including end-grain parquet in the lobby and bright tiles in primary shades of red, yellow and white in the stairwells. Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 The Celtics demonstrated defense as destiny Wednesday night in the first NBA Finals game on the parquet in a dozen years. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 Smart writhed on the parquet in pain, the ESPN microphones picking up his wails. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022 Brown shook Grayson Allen so thoroughly on an 18-foot jumper in the first quarter that Allen staggered and his posterior ended up on the parquet. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2022 The floors are Italian marble and Austrian parquet. CNN, 4 May 2022 Hours before every game at the Garden, Bird and Joe Q could be found on the parquet for 20 minutes of perimeter shooting. BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021 In their home opener, the Celtics were booed off the parquet at the end of a 115-83 rout at the hands of the Raptors. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021 See More
Verb
Think an original wood-burning fireplace in the living room, parquet oak floors throughout and cast-iron windows. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2022 Hoop Dreams event, which will give you a chance to play on the TD Garden parquet for a great cause. Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 It can be used across a wealth of surfaces, including hard floors, laminate, tile, granite, and parquet, with its strong suction easily picking up dust, paper, and other garbage. Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 Much like hardwood floors, parquet can buckle, so it shouldn’t be laid in bathrooms or other moisture-dense areas. Sarah Baird, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2020 Noun
The white-oak parquet needed refinishing, and old carpet covered the foyer’s marble-mosaic floor. Elizabeth Hayt, ELLE Decor, 26 Aug. 2022 The architect nonetheless managed to insert some beautiful details inside the Denver building, including end-grain parquet in the lobby and bright tiles in primary shades of red, yellow and white in the stairwells. Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 The Celtics demonstrated defense as destiny Wednesday night in the first NBA Finals game on the parquet in a dozen years. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 Smart writhed on the parquet in pain, the ESPN microphones picking up his wails. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022 Brown shook Grayson Allen so thoroughly on an 18-foot jumper in the first quarter that Allen staggered and his posterior ended up on the parquet. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2022 The floors are Italian marble and Austrian parquet. CNN, 4 May 2022 Hours before every game at the Garden, Bird and Joe Q could be found on the parquet for 20 minutes of perimeter shooting. BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021 In their home opener, the Celtics were booed off the parquet at the end of a 115-83 rout at the hands of the Raptors. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, from Middle French, small enclosure, from parc park
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1a