About The Word Palette
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Palette Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Palette?
[n] board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
[n] one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor [n] the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art Synonyms | Synonyms for Palette: pallet | pallet | pallette Related Terms | Find terms related to Palette: air brush | art paper | brush | camera lucida | camera obscura | canvas | chalk | charcoal | crayon | drawing paper | drawing pencil | drier | easel | fixative | ground | lay figure | maulstick | medium | paint | paintbrush | palette knife | pastel | pencil | pigments | scratchboard | siccative | sketchbook | sketchpad | spatula | spray gun | stump | varnish See Also | ambit | armor plate | armor plating | armour plate | board | body armor | body armour | cataphract | coat of mail | compass | orbit | plate armor | plate armour | range | reach | scope | suit of armor | suit of armour Palette In Webster's Dictionary \Pal"ette\, n. [See {Pallet} a thin board.]
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.
{Palette knife}, a knife with a very flexible steel blade and
no cutting edge, rounded at the end, used by painters to
mix colors on the grinding slab or palette.
{To set the palette} (Paint.), to lay upon it the required
pigments in a certain order, according to the intended use
of them in a picture. --Fairholt.
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