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PALETTE

a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on

The meaning of the word palette is a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on.

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onusburden
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rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly