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Palette

Palette Definition And Meaning
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.

Palette Definition And Meaning

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

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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