a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
a flat board or metal plate used to support ceramic articles during drying.
Horology.
a lever with three projections, two of which intermittently lock and receive impulses from the escape wheel and one which transmits these impulses to the balance.
either of the two projections of this lever that engage and release the escape wheel.
a painter's palette.
(on a pawl) a lip or projection that engages with the teeth of a ratchet wheel.
Printing. typeholder.
(in gilding) an instrument used to take up the gold leaves from the pillow and to apply and extend them.
a shaping tool used by potters and consisting of a flat blade or plate with a handle at one end.
Bookbinding.
a tool for decorating the spine of a book.
the stamping of the name of the binder on the inside covers of a book.
verb (used with object),pal·let·ed,pal·let·ing.
palletize.
Origin of pallet
2
First recorded in 1550–60, pallet is from the Middle French word palette small shovel. See palette
I noticed their new un-faded uniforms, their dust-free boots, and their duffel bags stacked high on a pallet.
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We love the chicken on a pallet of herby, slightly sweet cornbread dressing, which imbibes all the seeping juices.
The Heart and Soul (Food) of Orlando|Jane & Michael Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is important that a smooth and balanced experience on the pallet is created.
Harvesting EVOO Down Under|Jeremy Meltzer|April 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In 2004, a pallet of batteries caught fire on a FedEx plane.
What Pilots Fear|Patrick Smith|September 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Then he and Osgod carried Wulf into the chamber opposite his own, and laid him on a pallet.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty
Finally he extended his arms and pressing them on his pallet tried to rise, but he could have lifted the earth as easily.
The City of Delight|Elizabeth Miller
The pallet was covered, and Conrad sat down to obey his master's directions.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
When the man was gone, it returned to its place, and Monsieur the Viscount would talk to it, as he lay on his pallet.
Frances Kane's Fortune|L. T. Meade
But, now a key is turned, the door is opened, and Trenck springs from his pallet.
Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach
British Dictionary definitions for pallet (1 of 2)
pallet1
/ (ˈpælɪt) /
noun
a straw-filled mattress or bed
any hard or makeshift bed
Word Origin for pallet
C14: from Anglo-Norman paillet, from Old French paille straw, from Latin palea straw
undefined pallet
Avoid confusion with palette, palate
British Dictionary definitions for pallet (2 of 2)
pallet2
/ (ˈpælɪt) /
noun
an instrument with a handle and a flat, sometimes flexible, blade used by potters for shaping
a standard-sized platform of box section open at two ends on which goods may be stacked. The open ends allow the entry of the forks of a lifting truck so that the palletized load can be raised and moved about easily
horologythe locking lever that engages and disengages alternate end pawls with the escape wheel to give impulses to the balance
a variant spelling of palette (def. 1)
musica flap valve of wood faced with leather that opens to allow air from the wind chest to enter an organ pipe, causing it to sound
Word Origin for pallet
C16: from Old French palette a little shovel, from pale spade, from Latin pala spade