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   palette

   /ˈpalɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a thin board or slab on which an artist lays and mixes colours.
   • ▪ the range of colours used by a particular artist or in a particular picture: "Pollock's hard, bright palette"
   • ▪ the range or variety of tonal or instrumental colour in a musical piece: "he commands the sort of tonal palette which this music needs"
   • ▪ (in computer graphics) the range of colours or shapes available to the user.
   • ▪ a small flat case containing several separate shades of eyeshadow or other make-up product: "our Essential Eyes palette has eight mix-and-match shades"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the form pallet): from French, diminutive of pale ‘shovel’, variant of pelle, from Latin pala ‘spade’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPALETTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Palette can mean a board for mixing paints, a range of colours, a make-up case, or a computer option. Learn how to use palette in different contexts with examples and synonyms.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPALETTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Palette can mean a board for mixing paints, a range of colors, or a makeup case. Learn how to use palette in different contexts with examples and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › palettePalette Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the origin, usage, and examples of the word palette, which can refer to a painter's board, a set of colors, or a range of elements. Find out how to cite, translate, and play with palette in different contexts.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › palettePALETTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors. any other flat surface used by a painter for this purpose. the set of colors on such a board or surface.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › palettePalette - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A palette is a range of colors. It is also the board that artists use to hold and mix paint. Picture Picasso in his blue period: He is holding a palette on which you see a limited palette of blue tones.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPALETTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Palette is a word that can mean a flat board for mixing paints, the range of colours used by an artist, or a computer display of colours. Learn how to use palette in different contexts and avoid confusion with similar words.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › palettePalette - definition of palette by The Free Dictionary

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   Palette is a board or tablet used by artists to mix colors, or the range of colors used in a visual medium. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of palette, and avoid confusion with palate or pallet.