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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Word origin
Fr, dim. of pale, a shovel < L pala, a spade, shovel
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a device made of bristles, hairs, wires, etc, set into a firm back or handle: used to apply paint, clean or polish surfaces, groom the hair, etc
Which item of art equipment am I?
a flat piece of wood, plastic, etc, used by artists as a surface on which to mix their paints
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paper that is specially made for drawing on
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a utensil with a broad flat, often flexible blade, used for lifting, spreading, or stirring foods or paints, etc
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a fluid usually consisting of a transparent resin, such as shellac, dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over drawings to prevent smudging
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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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