| Sparterie | n. [ F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L. spartum, Gr. &unr_;. ] Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum and Stipa tenacissima (syn. Macrochloa tenacissima), kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Parterre | n. [ F., fr. par on, by (L. per) + terre earth, ground, L. terra. See Terrace. ] 1. (Hort.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [ France ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
