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palette

(pælɪt)
Word forms: plural palettes
1. countable noun
A palette is a flat piece of wood or plastic on which an artist mixes paints.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
You can refer to the range of colours that are used by a particular artist or group of artistsas their palette.
David Fincher paints from a palette consisting almost exclusively of grey and mudbrown.

palette in British English

(ˈpælɪt)
noun
1.  Also: pallet
a flat piece of wood, plastic, etc, used by artists as a surface on which to mix their paints
2. 
the range of colours characteristic of a particular artist, painting, or school of painting
a restricted palette
3. 
the available range of colours or patterns that can be displayed by a computer on a visual display unit
4. 
either of the plates of metal attached by a strap to the cuirass in a suit of armour to protect the armpits
▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with palate, pallet1, pallet2
Word origin
C17: from French, diminutive of pale shovel, from Latin pala spade

palette in American English

(ˈpælɪt)
noun
1. 
a thin board or tablet of wood, plastic, etc., often with a hole for the thumb at one end, on which an artist arranges and mixes paints
2. 
the colors used by a particular artist or for a particular painting
Word origin
Fr, dim. of pale, a shovel < L pala, a spade, shovel

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Examples of 'palette' in a sentence
palette

Use a palette knife to flatten the top of each piece so that they appear smooth.
The Sun (2016)
Bring the dough together with a palette knife first and then by hand.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Make the rest of your palette tawny, brown and bronze.
The Sun (2016)
What is the colour palette?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Or the white and smooth stuff - concrete offers a varied palette of colours, textures and finishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is particularly true of the restricted musical palette of pop music.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Using a feminine colour palette was important.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The darker palette was suited to his recent upheavals.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
With our new launches we wanted to build a meaningful palette around that grey.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Tip in the egg yolk and distribute using a palette knife.
The Sun (2016)
The finishing touch to a neutral colour palette.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many are in a palette of greys and some are monochrome.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Spoon the mixture carefully over the bananas and spread with a palette knife to smooth the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His palette of colours is bold and rich.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Smooth the top using a palette knife.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He mixes browns rather than having the earth colours on his palette.
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Pour the mixture into the lined tin and smooth with a palette knife.
The Sun (2014)
There are hints of art deco design paired with a neutral colour palette in dark and light contrasts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The key is to go with plants that like the same conditions and then pick a particular colour palette.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The neutral colours in this palette suit all skin tones and blend easily to contour the brow and colour lids.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Using sweeping scoops with a palette knife, mix the fat into the flour.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I think of it like an artist with a palette.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This subtle grey palette is a favourite: old iron, lime grey and milk.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They come in a cool palette of greys, blues, yellow and white.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It may prove as compelling a palette of greys as Line of Duty.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are many ways to be deep in art, but the least effective and convincing is to pack your palette with browns and head for the fog.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The colouring is sombre: a palette of deep browns and dark reds, highlighted here and there with touches of white for linen and lace cuffs.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
You don't have to do much mixing on the palette, and you can be as aggressive as you like pushing the pastel into the canvas.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In the past, I designed some pretty minimal gardens made up of mostly hard surfaces and a restricted palette of plants.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

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palette

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In other languages
palette

British English: palette NOUN
A palette is a flat piece of wood or plastic on which an artist mixes paints.
The painter's right hand holds the brush, the left the palette.
  • American English: palette
  • Brazilian Portuguese: palheta
  • Chinese: 调色盘
  • European Spanish: paleta
  • French: palette
  • German: Palette
  • Italian: tavolozza
  • Japanese: パレット
  • Korean: 팔레트
  • European Portuguese: palheta
  • Latin American Spanish: paleta

Chinese translation of 'palette'

palette

(ˈpælɪt)

n (c)

  1. (for mixing paints) 调(調)色盘(盤) (tiáosèpán) (个(個), gè)
  2. (= range of colours) 一套颜(顏)料 (yī tào yánliào)
; see palate

Nearby words of
palette

  • palatial
  • palaver
  • pale
  • palette
  • palisade
  • pall
  • palliate

Synonyms of 'palette'

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