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. — Yorwba
This colour palette is rather drab.
deDiese Farbpalette ist recht öde. — Yorwba
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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