palette

Borrowed from French palette.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpælɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpælɪt/, /ˈpælət/
• (US, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɛt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpælət/

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• Rhymes: -ælɪt
• Homophones: palate, pallet, pallette

palette (plural palettes)

1. A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
2. The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
3. (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.

4. (historical) A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.
5. A plate against which a person presses their breast to give force to a hand-operated drill.

• peltate

From Old French palete (pale +‎ -ette (“diminutive”)).

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palette f (plural palettes)

1. palette

• “palette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

palette f

1. plural of paletta

• peltate

palette

1. Alternative form of palate

From Old French palete.

palette f (plural palettes)

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2. (Jersey) pat (of butter)

• palette dé l'êpaule (“shoulder blade”)
• palette du g'nou (“kneecap”)