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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French palette. Doublet of pallet.
An eyeshadow palette.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpælɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpælɪt/, /ˈpælət/
- (US, nonstandard) IPA(key): /pəˈlɛt/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpælət/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ælɪt
- Homophones: palate, pallet, pallette
Noun[edit]
palette (plural palettes)
- (painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
- The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
- 2019, Li Huang; James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, , page 5:
- The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.
- The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance.
- A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray.
- (computing, graphical user interface) A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
- 2011, James Wedding, Dana Probert, Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 (page 394)
- It would be extremely beneficial to have the right subassemblies with the parameters already set available on your tool palette.
- 2011, James Wedding, Dana Probert, Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 (page 394)
- (historical) A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.
- A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill.
- The tincture palettes used for coloring flags and coats of arms.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
board
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range of colors
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pale + -ette (diminutive) (late 18th century).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
palette f (plural palettes)
- palette
- 2015 July 17, Monde[1]:
- Repéré par tous les réseaux de foodistas depuis son lancement, en 2011, le Braisenville a imposé son décor, censé évoquer la palette chromatique du barbecue (lustres orange braise, briques noir charbon, sol ciment gris cendre), et un vrai concept culinaire.
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- pallet, a wooden frame on which things are laden
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “palette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
palette f
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
palette
- Alternative form of palate
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French palete.
Noun[edit]
palette f (plural palettes)
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. - (Jersey) pat (of butter)
Derived terms[edit]
- palette dé l'êpaule (“shoulder blade”)
- palette du g'nou (“kneecap”)
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