palette

Word family nounpalettepalette knife

Related topics: Painting and drawing, Computers

pal·ette /ˈpælət/ noun [countableC] → palate

AVPa thin curved board that an artist uses to mix paints, holding it by putting his or her thumb through a hole at the edge 调色板

2. [usually singular]AVP the colours that a particular artist uses or the colours in a particular painting 〔画家或一幅画所用的〕一组颜色

3. the choice of colours or shapes that are available in a computer program 〔计算机程序中的〕调色板

Examples from the Corpus

palette• Object properties can include font, style type, fill or colour palette.• Finally, he decided to rest the notebook on his left hip, much as an artist holds his palette.• A very bright, transparent cool green, viridian has a place on many palettes.• Even Calvin Klein adds color, albeit pale, to his usually neutral palette.• The range of the artist's palette widened to include cobalt blue, ultramarine, chrome yellow and viridian green.• The surfaces are fresco-like, the pigment dry and chalky, and the palette severely restricted.• The paint on the palette was still moist because he had kept it under water in a pan in the kitchen.

Origin palette

(1700-1800) French Old French pale “spade”

单词	palette
释义	palette Word family nounpalettepalette knife Related topics: Painting and drawing, Computers pal·ette /ˈpælət/ noun [countableC] → palate 1. AVPa thin curved board that an artist uses to mix paints, holding it by putting his or her thumb through a hole at the edge 调色板 2. [usually singular]AVP the colours that a particular artist uses or the colours in a particular painting 〔画家或一幅画所用的〕一组颜色 3. the choice of colours or shapes that are available in a computer program 〔计算机程序中的〕调色板 Examples from the Corpus palette• Object properties can include font, style type, fill or colour palette.• Finally, he decided to rest the notebook on his left hip, much as an artist holds his palette.• A very bright, transparent cool green, viridian has a place on many palettes.• Even Calvin Klein adds color, albeit pale, to his usually neutral palette.• The range of the artist's palette widened to include cobalt blue, ultramarine, chrome yellow and viridian green.• The surfaces are fresco-like, the pigment dry and chalky, and the palette severely restricted.• The paint on the palette was still moist because he had kept it under water in a pan in the kitchen. Origin palette (1700-1800) French Old French pale “spade”
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