Parquet

/pˈɑːke‍ɪ/

/pɑɹˈkeɪ/

[noun]

Parquet

[NOUN]

a theater or stadium, typically reserved for VIPs or special guests

a type of flooring made of small wood pieces arranged in geometric patterns

synonyms : parquet floor

Examples

1. Get rid of the parquet flooring.

2. What are you thinking about the parquet?

3. So I've just stopped off at this little parquet to kind of chat, update you guys.

4. I could see too the parquet sparkling beneath the crystal chandeliers that once had hung from their sunburst moldings and the flickering wall sconces along the walls, this diffuse and inconstant light illuminating again the faces of girls and boys not so much older than me, but in a different life.