parterre

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
noun seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)

Borrowed from French parterre (“on the ground”), from par (“on”) + terre (“ground”).

And again the working bees, down in the parterre, attracted his attention. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet
His idea was to develop the simple parquet into the elaborate parterre. — Royal Palaces and Parks of France, M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
A Parterre impromptu, a Landskip in miniature, a Bucolick of slumber, a dimity Eclogue. — The Passionate Elopement, Compton MacKenzie

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