/ ˈpɑːkeɪ; NAmE pɑːrˈkeɪ/ noun
[ U ] a floor covering made of flat pieces of wood fixed together in a pattern :
parquet flooring
—compare woodblock
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (as a verb): from French , literally small park (i.e. delineated area) . The noun dates from the early 19th cent.