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Palette

palette

noun pah-LE-te Rare

Origin: from French palette

Also means

range of colours

Usage Note

Palette is the board on which a painter mixes colours, and by extension the Farbpalette (colour range) of a work. Figuratively eine breite Palette means a wide assortment.

Examples

"Auf seiner Palette mischte er ein warmes Ocker."

Natural Translation

On his palette he mixed a warm ochre.

Literal Translation

On his palette mixed he a warm ochre.

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