palette
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- noun
- /ˈpælɪt/
- Archaic
:
placa axilar
- But they are palette scrapings placed uniformly on dirty canvas.
- palette knife
Examples
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It was good to thaw out my palette of paints and paint a scene.
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When I spotted this eyeshadow palette at Sephora, I didn't hesitate to pick it up.
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In a sense, visual pigments in the eye are like paint on an artist's palette.
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Their project was especially ambitious, as it would have utilized a special "super cartridge" that could essentially work around the NES's limited color palette.
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You think your Uncle Ernie is 'just' a red-faced Republican with a tragically limited musical palette and an ever-so-slight drinking problem.
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The advocates of painting and the detractors of photography will proclaim the creative virtues of their favorite artists: inspiration, palette selection, color balance, subject matter, and of course, the use of light.
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Women vied with one another in the costliness of the material and the types of decorations attached to the skirt, which became an expressive palette for individual fantasies.
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A little man, no more than two inches long, is crawling along, hoisting his tiny body up and over the tangle of spindly vines, balancing himself now and then on the wide palettes.
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The knight's palette provided essential protection during the battle, covering his armpits.
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She admired the intricate design of the palette on the suit of armor displayed in the museum.
Synonyms
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A thick metal sheet used to protect tanks, ships, or buildings from bullets and explosions
A small rounded piece of armor that protects the armpit area
A round metal plate that protects the armpit in armor
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The armor sense of palette comes from the same French palette, meaning a small flat piece, and from Latin pala meaning 'spade' or 'paddle'. Think of a small metal 'plate' or tiny shield placed at the armpit to protect you, which is why that piece of armor is called a palette.