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Added 9 October 2026

pallet

/ˈpælɪt/ noun

In Latin: grabātus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pallet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A bed of loose straw.
Any makeshift bedding place.
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

verb

To load or stack (goods) onto pallets.

noun

A narrow vertical stripe, narrower than a pale. Diminutive of pale.

noun

Archaic form of palette.
A wooden implement, often oval or round, used by potters, crucible makers, etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works.
A potter's wheel.

Origin

From Middle English paillet, from Anglo-Norman paillete (“bundle of straw”), from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”).

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