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pallet

/ˈpælət/ /ˈpælɪt/

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A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

Examples :

"The workers used a forklift to move the pallet of boxes from the truck into the warehouse. "

material item building industry commerce technology

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A flat base for combining stores or carrying a single item to form a unit load for handling, transportation, and storage by materials handling equipment.

Examples :

"The boxes of textbooks were stacked neatly on a pallet so the forklift could easily move them to the storage room. "

material item industry technology business machine commerce unit work building technical

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(DOD only) 463L pallet – An 88” x 108” aluminum flat base used to facilitate the upload and download of aircraft.

Examples :

"The soldiers loaded the supplies onto the 463L pallet, ensuring it was secured for transport on the military aircraft. "

military vehicle technology machine item

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To load or stack (goods) onto pallets.

Examples :

"The warehouse workers pallet the boxes of new toys before shipping them to stores. "

business industry work

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Examples :

"After the long hike, the tired campers gratefully collapsed onto their straw pallets for the night. "

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(by extension) A makeshift bed.

Examples :

"Because the storm damaged their home, the family used a pallet as a makeshift bed for the night. "

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Paleness; pallor.

Examples :

"The sick child's pallet was alarming; she looked very pale. "

appearance condition body

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A wooden stake; a picket.

Examples :

"The farmer used a pallet to reinforce the flimsy fence around the sheep pen. "

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Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.

Examples :

"The farmer built a pallet around his vegetable garden to keep the rabbits out. "

architecture material structure

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(by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).

Examples :

""Her excitement knew no pallet before the big surprise party; she was completely unaware." "

range abstract thing

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The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.

Examples :

"His constant loud complaining at the dinner table was beyond the pallet of acceptable behavior in our family. "

moral philosophy attitude society character value

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A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

Examples :

"The knight's shield featured a silver pallet, a strong vertical stripe dividing the red field. "

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A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.

Examples :

"The security guard patrolled the pallet of the factory each night, ensuring no one entered without authorization. "

area military government state police nation law

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The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.

Examples :

"The school principal's pallet extends only to matters within the school grounds and during school hours. "

government politics area organization system law

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A cheese scoop.

Examples :

"My grandmother uses a small pallet to scoop the cheese onto her crackers. "

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A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a pallet to hold the wooden beam steady while he hammered it into place. "

nautical technical building

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A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.

Examples :

"The artist wiped her brush clean on her pallet, ready to mix a new shade of blue. "

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The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.

Examples :

"The artist chose a muted pallet of blues and grays to create a somber mood in her painting. "

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A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.

Examples :

"The graphic design software offers a pallet of different font styles and sizes to choose from. "

art computing style appearance color technical

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A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.

Examples :

"The knight's pallet, protecting the vulnerable bend of his elbow, was dented from a heavy blow during the tournament. "

military wear weapon body part

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A plate against which a person presses their breast to give force to a hand-operated drill.

Examples :

"The metalworker leaned into the pallet of the drill press, using her chest to steady the tool and apply enough force to bore a clean hole through the steel. "

device machine work

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A wooden implement, often oval or round, used by potters, crucible makers, etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works.

Examples :

"The potter used a wooden pallet to carefully shape and smooth the clay bowl. "

utensil art material technical work

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A potter's wheel.

Examples :

"The potter expertly shaped the clay as the pallet spun smoothly. "

art utensil machine

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(gilding) An instrument used to take up gold leaf from the pillow, and to apply it.

Examples :

"The gilder carefully lifted the delicate gold leaf with a sable brush, then transferred it to the pallet for precise application to the picture frame. "

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(gilding) A tool for gilding the backs of books over the bands.

Examples :

"The bookbinder carefully heated the pallet and then used it to apply gold leaf across the raised bands on the book's spine. "

art utensil writing technical

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(brickmaking) A board on which a newly moulded brick is conveyed to the hack.

Examples :

"The brickmaker carefully placed the newly formed brick on the pallet to carry it to the drying rack. "

material industry building

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A click or pawl for driving a ratchet wheel.

Examples :

"The antique clock's pallet clicked steadily, driving the gears that measured the passing seconds. "

machine technical part device

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One of the series of disks or pistons in the chain pump.

Examples :

"The old chain pump used a series of pallets to lift water from the well. "

part machine technical

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One of the pieces or levers connected with the pendulum of a clock, or the balance of a watch, which receive the immediate impulse of the scape-wheel, or balance wheel.

Examples :

"The watchmaker carefully adjusted the pallet to ensure the tiny lever engaged smoothly with the balance wheel, allowing the watch to keep accurate time. "

device machine time part

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In the organ, a valve between the wind chest and the mouth of a pipe or row of pipes.

Examples :

"The organist carefully adjusted the pallet to control the flow of air to the flute pipes. "

music organ device machine part

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One of a pair of shelly plates that protect the siphon tubes of certain bivalves, such as the Teredo.

Examples :

"The marine biologist carefully examined the shipworm, noting the intricate patterns on its pallet, which protected its vulnerable siphon tubes. "

animal anatomy biology part organism ocean

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A cup containing three ounces, formerly used by surgeons.

Examples :

"The old medical textbook described how the surgeon carefully measured three ounces of solution into the pallet before administering it to the patient. "

medicine utensil