a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
any other flat surface used by a painter for this purpose.
the set of colors on such a board or surface.
the range of colors used by a particular artist.
the variety of techniques or range of any art: a lush but uneven musical palette.
the complete range of colors made available by a computer graphics card, from which a user or program may choose those to be displayed.
the range or scope of something: a broad palette of skills and strategies.
(in ancient Egyptian art) a somewhat flattish slate object of various shapes, carved with commemorative scenes or motifs or, especially in the smaller pieces, containing a recessed area probably for holding eye makeup and often used as a votive offering.
Also pal·lette .Armor. a small plate defending the front of the armpit when the arm is lifted; gusset.
Origin of palette
First recorded in 1615–25; from French, Middle French, diminutive of pale “spade, shovel,” from Latin pāla “spade, winnowing fan, shoulder blade” (related to pale2, peel2, peel3) + -ette; see origin at -ette
OTHER WORDS FROM palette
pal·ette·like,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH palette
palate, palette , pallet
Words nearby palette
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