palette
A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes coloursA thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
» This color palette is rather drab.
Diese Farbpalette ist recht öde.
Meaning
9 sensesA thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
Farbpalette, Palette
пали́траpalítra
палітраpalitra
A set of colours available to be used (or mixed).
Use your mouse to select the colour you want to use from the circular colour palette.
The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
пали́траpalítra
палітраpalitra
The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance.
A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray.
She removed an eyeshadow palette from her bag.
A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
(historical)A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.
A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill.
(figuratively, uncommon)Any set or group of limited choices, options, or tasks from all ones that are currently available.
- board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
- the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
- one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
Examples
13 sentencesThis color palette is rather drab.
deDiese Farbpalette ist recht öde.
This colour palette is rather drab.
deDiese Farbpalette ist recht öde.
These are our customized color palettes.
Yanni decided to adopt a monochromatic palette.
The painting had a muted colour palette.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French palette. Doublet of pallet.Borrowed from French palette. Doublet of pallet.
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