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Definitions for Pallet

[1] a bed or mattress of straw.
[2] a small or makeshift bed.
[3] a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
[4] a flat board or metal plate used to support ceramic articles during drying.
[5] 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.
[6] a painter's palette.
[7] (on a pawl) a lip or projection that engages with the teeth of a ratchet wheel.
[8] Printing . typeholder.
[9] (in gilding) an instrument used to take up the gold leaves from the pillow and to apply and extend them.
[10] a shaping tool used by potters and consisting of a flat blade or plate with a handle at one end.
[11] 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.
[12] palletize.
[13] a straw-filled mattress or bed
[14] any hard or makeshift bed
[15] an instrument with a handle and a flat, sometimes flexible, blade used by potters for shaping
[16] 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
[17] horology the locking lever that engages and disengages alternate end pawls with the escape wheel to give impulses to the balance
[18] a variant spelling of palette (def. 1)
[19] music a 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

Words related to Pallet

bunk, mattress, cot, crib, couch, cushion, bed, box, assortment, cluster, parcel, package, bale, wad, crate, batch, packet, bag, pile, heap

Words nearby Pallet

pallas, pallas athena, pallbearer, pallescent, pallesthesia, pallet, pallet knife, pallet truck, palleted, palletize, pallette

Origin of Pallet

2First recorded in 1550–60, pallet is from the Middle French word palette small shovel. See palette

Words that may be confused with Pallet

palate, palette, pallet

Word origin for Pallet

C16: from Old French palette a little shovel, from pale spade, from Latin pala spade

Synonyms for Pallet

bunk, cot, couch, crib, mattress, bassinet, bedstead, berth, chaise, cradle, davenport, divan, platform, sack, trundle