Pallet

(pallet.) (Paint.) See PALETTE. - (Gilding.) A tool for taking up the gold leaf from the cushion, and applying or extending it.-(Her.) A pale le in width than the third of the escutcheon.-(Horol.) The pieces connected with the pendulum or balance,which receive the immediate impulse of the swing-or balance-wheel. They are of various forms, according to the kind of escapement. (Ceramics.) Among potters, a wooden instrument for forming and rounding bowls, crucibles, .-(Med.) A former apothecaries' measure, equivalent to 3 ounces. [s. 678]