PALLETTE

pallette, palette

(noun) one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pallette (plural pallettes)

Misspelling of palette.

The rounded plates in the armpits of a suit of armour. Alternate spelling: palette.

Usage notes

This rare term should not be confused with an artist's color palette, nor with a computer graphics program's color palette.

Anagrams

• altepetl, platelet

Source: Wiktionary



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