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• Pallet — Pal let, n. [F. palette: af. It. paletta; prop. and orig., a fire shovel, dim. of L. pala a shovel, spade. See {Peel} a shovel.] 1. (Paint.) Same as {Palette}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pottery) (a) A wooden implement used by potters, crucible makers,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pallet — pallet1 [pal′it] n. [Fr palette: see PALETTE] 1. a wooden tool consisting of a flat blade with a handle; esp., such a tool used by potters for smoothing and rounding 2. PALETTE (sense 1) 3. a low, portable platform, usually double faced, on which …   English World dictionary

• pallet — pallet1 /pal it/, n. 1. a bed or mattress of straw. 2. a small or makeshift bed. [1325 75; ME pailet < AF paillete, equiv. to OF paille straw ( < L palea chaff) + ete ETTE] pallet2 /pal it/, n., v., palleted, palleting. n …   Universalium

• pallet — I pal•let [[t]ˈpæl ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a bed or mattress of straw 2) a small or makeshift bed • Etymology: 1325–75; ME pailet < AF paillete= OF paille straw (< L palea chaff) + ete ette II pal•let [[t]ˈpæl ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a low, portable platform… …   From formal English to slang

• pallet — I. /ˈpælət / (say paluht) noun 1. a bed or mattress of straw. 2. a small or poor bed. {Middle English pailet, from Old French, diminutive of paille straw, from Latin palea chaff} II. /ˈpælət / (say paluht) noun 1. an implement consisting of a… …  

• Escapement — redirects here. For the fisheries term for the stock surviving fishing pressures over a spawning cycle, see Spawn (biology). For other uses, see Escapement (disambiguation). A deadbeat escapement, used in many pendulum clocks. Click above to see… …   Wikipedia

• pal|let — pal|let1 «PAL iht», noun. a bed of straw, or any other small or poor bed: »a humble pallet. A pallet of mats (Washington Irving). ╂[< Old French paillet < paille straw < Latin palea straw, chaff] pal|let2 «PAL iht», noun. 1. a flat blade …   Useful english dictionary

• Ébauche — For information about ébauche (stub) pages Wikipedia, see WP:STUB. Ébauche (French: meaning blank or outline or sketch ) is a term used in art to denote the first preliminary underpainting or quick sketch in oils for an oil painting. One early… …   Wikipedia

• Mechanical watch — The movement of a Russian watch A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a mechanical mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to modern quartz watches which function electronically. It is driven by a spring (called a mainspring) which …   Wikipedia

• lock — lock1 lockless, adj. /lok/, n. 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 2. a contrivance… …   Universalium

• trip — [trip] vi. tripped, tripping [ME trippen < OFr treper < Gmc * trippon (> OE treppan, to step): see TRAP1] 1. to walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper 2. to stumble, esp. by catching the foot 3. to make a false step,… …   English World dictionary