Parterre - What does it mean?
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A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.(w)
A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
A theater balcony, especially in an opera house; above the box seats, but definitely below family circle.
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*:That was Selwyn's first encounter with the Ruthvens. A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
An apartment balcony.
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