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| pal·let [ pállət ] (plural pal·lets) |
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1. platform for loads: a standardized platform or open-ended box, usually made of wood, that allows mechanical handling of bulk goods during transport and storage
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2. clay-working tool: a wooden tool similar to a knife, used to mix and shape ceramic clay
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3. board for drying ceramics: a board on which ceramic pieces are dried
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4. gilding tool: a tool for manipulating gold leaf in gilding
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5. mechanical engineering regulating lever in timepiece: a lever that regulates a ratchet wheel, especially one that regulates the movement of the balance wheel or pendulum in a timepiece by transmitting movements from the escape wheel. The pallet's function is to convert rotary to reciprocating motion, or vice versa.
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6. music valve on organ: a valve on an organ that opens in order to let air into a pipe
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7. graphic arts
Same as palette (sense 1)
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| [15th century. < French palette "small blade or spade" < Latin pala "spade, shovel"] |
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