pallet
1
[ pal-it ]
/ ˈpæl ɪt /
noun
a bed or mattress of straw.
a small or makeshift bed.
Origin of pallet
1
1325–75; Middle English
pailet < Anglo-French
paillete, equivalent to Old French
paille straw (< Latin
palea chaff) +
-ete
ette
Words nearby pallet
pallas,
pallas athena,
pallbearer,
pallescent,
pallesthesia,
pallet,
pallet knife,
pallet truck,
palleted,
palletize,
pallette
Definition for pallet (2 of 2)
Origin of pallet
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British Dictionary definitions for pallet (1 of 2)
pallet
1
/ (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
British Dictionary definitions for pallet (2 of 2)
pallet
2
/ (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
horology
the 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)
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
Word Origin for pallet
C16: from Old French
palette a little shovel, from
pale spade, from Latin
pala spade