Definition of 'palette'
Word forms: plural palettes
1. countable noun
A palette is a flat piece of wood or plastic on which an artist mixes paints.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
You can refer to the range of colours that are used by a particular artist or group of artists
as their palette.
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palette in American English
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Word origin
Fr, dim. of pale, a shovel < L pala, a spade, shovel
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a piece of canvas or a similar material on which a painting is done, usually in oils
Which item of art equipment am I?
paint made of pigment ground in oil, usually linseed oil, used for oil painting
Which item of art equipment am I?
an artist's jointed dummy, used in place of a live model, esp for studying effects of drapery
Which item of art equipment am I?
a substance made of ground pigment bound with gum, used for making sticks for drawing
Which item of art equipment am I?
a device that sprays a fluid in a finely divided form by atomizing the fluid in an air jet
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British English: palette
NOUN /ˈpælət/
A palette is a flat piece of wood or plastic on which an artist mixes paints.
The painter's right hand holds the brush, the left the palette.
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