PALETTES
Noun
palettes
plural of palette
Source: Wiktionary
PALETTE
Pal"ette, n. Etym: [See Pallet a thin board.]
1. (Paint.)
Definition: A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at
one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his
pigments. [Written also pallet.]
2. (Anc. Armor)
Definition: One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend
of the shoulders and elbows. Fairholt.
3. (Mech.)
Definition: A breastplate for a breast drill. Palette knife, a knife with a
very flexible steel blade and no cutting edge, rounded at the end,
used by painters to mix colors on the grinding slab or palette.
– To set the palette (Paint.), to lay upon it the required pigments
in a certain order, according to the intended use of them in a
picture. Fairholt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition