(n.) A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit.
(n.) Same as Parquetry.
Example Sentences:
(1) This involves only one type of hexagon oriented in 2 directions to form a 'parquet-floor' pattern.
(2) Some rooms need sprucing up, but a smart new carpet on the staircase and genuine parquet floors in the kitchen must have impressed the half dozen potential buyers who have trooped round since it went to on the market in February.
(3) The six men – three Russian, one Italian, one French and one Chinese – paced nervously on parquet floors, visibly anxious to step out into the real world.
(4) It had parquet floors, stained-glass windows and central heating, which was a luxury back then.
(5) A 48-year-old parquet floor layer suffered from an attack of asthma at work and systemic toxic reaction after exposure to cabreuva wood dust (Myrocarpus fastigiatus Fr.
(6) Water slops from the pool on to the parquet where, in a few days, a baby will hopefully be sleeping in a moses basket.
(7) The hostel has an air of calm and the decor is contemporary, with a mix of natural colours, parquet floors and simple wooden furniture.
(8) • Doubles $100 B&B, +51 84 236957, rumipunku.com El Albergue, Ollantaytambo Facebook Twitter Pinterest In Ollantaytambo station, where trains to Machu Picchu Pueblo depart, this wonderful hotel, dating from 1925, has elegant yet rustic rooms with original parquet floors.
(9) There are 92 rooms, all of which are designed with great attention to detail, including dark fishbone parquet floors and limestone tiles that nod towards its Swedish heritage.
(10) After longterm exposition (30.5 years) to beech and oak wood dust in woodworking, a formation of adenocarcinomas of the inner nose is possible in joiners, parquet layers and similar professions.
(11) Yet she is enthusiastically pointing out the dust-laden parquet floor, battered staircases and grimy Victorian glass roof.
(12) A 38-year-old layer of parquet flooring was referred because of memory impairment, tiredness and diffuse headaches.
(13) Set in 2.7 hectares of land, the welcoming rooms with parquet floors are furnished with young students’ work, from solid beds to handmade lamps and beautifully sewn curtains.
(14) The risk in other groups, and when playing on parquet, was considerably lower.
(15) The 1,329 square metre property, which has polished parquet floors, tasteful uplighting and a grand, spiral staircase, is in the heart of Belgravia and a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace.
(16) He has personally furnished the penthouse apartment, reached by a gold-lined lift, with plush leather furniture, ceilings swept with gilt and carving, shining parquet floors, cabinets of curios and statues backlit in neon pink, green and blue, and a television that responds to voice commands.
(17) It is homely, with dark wood parquet floors, old-fashioned bookshelves, hushed voices.
Parquetry
Definition:
(n.) A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an inlay of geometric or other patterns, generally of different colors, -- used especially for floors.
Example Sentences:
(1) A remedial group (n = 22) received individual training with parquetry block assembly, and an adaptive group (n = 23) received individual training in food preparation activities.
(2) This study used a balanced factorial design to examine the performance of normal young adults on a parquetry block assembly task that occupational therapists use to treat constructional deficits in adults.
(3) These adjacent muscle bundles were arranged occasionally like parquetry work, indicating that the sheets appeared to consist of oblique muscles in the meridionally sectioned specimen.