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PALETTE (the Fr. diminutive of pale, See also: term applied to many See also: objects which are flat and thin, and specifically to a thin tablet made of See also: wood, See also: porcelain, or other material on which artists place their See also: colours
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The term is also used of the shallow box, with partitions for the different coloured tesserae, used by mosaic workers
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By transference the colours which an individual artist employs are known as his " palette." The " palette-knife " is a thin flexible knife used for arranging the colours on the palette, &c., and also for the application of colour on the See also: canvas in large masses
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