pallet

pal·let ¹  (plt)

n.

1. A projection on a machine part, such as a pawl for controlling the motion of a ratchet wheel in a watch escapement, that engages the teeth of a ratchet wheel to convert reciprocating motion to rotary motion or vice versa.

2. A wooden, shovellike potter's tool used for mixing and shaping clay.

3. A metal tool used for printing on book bindings.

4. A fine brush used for taking up and applying gold leaf.

5. A portable platform used for storing or moving cargo or freight.

6. A painter's palette.

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[Middle English palet, tongue depressor, from Old French palete, small potter's shovel; see palette.]

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pallet ¹

Noun

a straw-filled mattress or bed [Latin palea straw]

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pallet ²

Noun

1. a tool with a flat, sometimes flexible, blade used for shaping pottery

2. a portable platform for storing and moving goods [Latin pala spade]

USAGE: Avoid confusion with palate or palette.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art palette ambit, range, scope, reach, compass, orbit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
	2.	pallet - a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
	3.	pallet - a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
	4.	pallet - a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
	5.	pallet - board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used palette board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"

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1. A flat base for combining stores or carrying a single item to form a unit load for handling, transportation, and storage by materials handling equipment.
2. (DOD only) 463L pallet - An 88" x 108" aluminum flat base used to facilitate the upload and download of aircraft.

Translations

pallet [ˈpælɪt] n (for goods) → pallet m

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pallet [ˈpælɪt] n (for goods) → palette f

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pallet [ˈpælɪt] n (for goods) → Palette f

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pallet [ˈpælɪt] n (for goods) → paletta