palette Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
    pallet.
  2. noun board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
    pallet.
  3. noun one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
    pallette.

WordNet

Pal"ette noun
Etymology
See Pallet a thin board.
Definitions
  1. (Paint.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments. Written also pallet.
  2. (Anc. Armor) One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows. Fairholt.
  3. (Mech.) A breastplate for a breast drill. Fairholt.

Webster 1913