pallet
/ˈpælɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.
noun
A wooden implement, often oval or round, used by potters, crucible makers, etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: strawbed (mattress sense)"
- "That good old blind bibber of Helicon I wot well, came a begging to one of the chiefe citties of Greece, & promiſed them vaſt corpulent volumes of immortallity, if they would beſtowe vpon him but a ſlender outbrothers annuity of muttõ & broth, and a pallet to ſleep on; and with deriſion they reiected him, [...]"
- "Weary, but too anxious for sleep, Beatrice gazed round the miserable little room: the walls, from which the plaster was mouldering—the cobwebs, that for years had been gathering on the rafters of the roof—the window, or rather opening, for window there was none, but a wooden shutter, which kept creaking backwards and forwards—the floor, discoloured with dirt—the wretched pallet—all struck her with a sick shudder of loathing and misery."
- "Near-synonym: scratcher (slang)"
- "The Old Dragon fled when the wonder he spied, / And cursed his own fruitless endeavor; / While the Painter call'd after his rage to deride, / Shook his pallet and brushes in triumph, and cried, / "I'll paint thee more ugly than ever!""
- "For example, let a painter's pallet be suspended from the thumb-hole, as in the figure […]"
Etymology
From Middle English paillet, from Anglo-Norman paillete (“bundle of straw”), from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpælɪt/
- British English: /ˈpælɪt/