Real Dictionary

parquet
Parquet is a floor covering made of small rectangular blocks of wood fitted together in a pattern.

parquet in American English
the main floor of a theater, esp. that part from the orchestra pit to the parquet circle
to use parquetry to make (a floor, etc.)
noun: a floor composed of short strips or blocks of wood forming a pattern, sometimes with inlays of other woods or other materials
transitive verb: to construct (a floor) of parquetry

parquet in British English
to cover (a floor) with parquet
noun: a floor covering of pieces of hardwood fitted in a decorative pattern; parquetry