PALETTE

(Fr.), n. Pa3-le2t. From pal a, a spade. A board, splint, or shallow ve el, [a, 48.] P. a pansement. A thin splfnt on which to rest an injured hand, to, which the fingers may be bandaged to prevent deformity. [E.] P. a saignee. A flat tin ve el used in venesection to receive and measure the blood. [L, 87 (a, 50).] P. du geiiou. See PATELLA. [s. 197]