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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 628 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PALETTE (the Fr. diminutive of pale,
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spade, blade of an oar, from
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Lat. Pala, spade, baker's shovel or peel; cf. pandere, to spread)
  , a
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term applied to many
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objects which are flat and thin, and specifically to a thin tablet made of wood,
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porcelain, or other material on which artists place their colours . The term is also used of the shallow box, with partitions for the different coloured tesserae, used by mosaic workers . 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
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canvas in large masses .

End of Article: PALETTE (the Fr. diminutive of pale, spade, blade of an oar, from Lat. Pala, spade, baker's shovel or peel; cf. pandere, to spread)
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