| 单词 | palette |
| 释义 | palette —palettelike, adj. /pal"it/, n. 1. 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. 2. any other flat surface used by a painter for this purpose. 3. the set of colors on such a board or surface. 4. the range of colors used by a particular artist. 5. the variety of techniques or range of any art: a lush but uneven musical palette. 6. the complete range of colors made available by a computer graphics card, from which a user or program may choose those to be displayed. 7. (in ancient Egyptian art) a somewhat flattish slate object of various shapes, carved with commemorative scenes or motifs or, esp. in the smaller pieces, containing a recessed area probably for holding eye makeup and often used as a votive offering. 8. Also, pallette. Armor. a small plate defending the front of the armpit when the arm is lifted; gusset. [1615-25; < F, MF < It paletta, dim. of pala shovel < L pala; see -ETTE] |
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