parquet
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Built in 2008, it features parquet de Versailles flooring, 18th-century French Louis XV–carved stone fireplaces, and hand-carved marble bathtubs.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026
For those who come in through the women’s side, you’ll be greeted with a leather goods salon that’s designed in shades of creamy white with gold accents and traditional Versailles parquet flooring.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
When it was suggested he might become defence secretary in a previous reshuffle, he said that if removed, "you will see nail marks on the parquet floor in my office".
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023
Within weeks, she landed a deal for a stately 18th-century apartment, with parquet floors and high ceilings in the prestigious center of Russia’s former imperial capital of St. Petersburg.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2023
The day before he had to tell her that if she dragged her end of the bureau instead of lifting it, the parquet floor would scratch.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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