palate vs palette
Definitions
noun
- the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
Examples
This old, and now rare traditional variety has deep, full-bodied apple aromas, which hold nothing back on a super juicy palate.
Described as plump, fleshy, bitter, salty and succulent all at once, their taste remains on the palate long after swallowing.
As it was a seafood evening, we paid particular attention to that side of the buffet, and there were again more than just a few choices, with many items presented in different ways, to suit all palates.
Definitions
noun
- one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
- board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
- the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
Examples
Though her color palette has brightened over the years and animal heads have shrunk a bit from cartoonish proportions of earlier years, her distinctive style soft paintings she calls "cutes" and her choice of subject
Wielding his blade like a master painter, his palette holds only one colour, and that is crimson.
The period detail has been painstakingly recreated and it is shot in a sombre palette of olive greens and sepia tones.
