noun
one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
• Syn: ↑palette
• Hypernyms: ↑armor plate, ↑armour plate, ↑armor plating, ↑plate armor, ↑plate armour
• Part Holonyms: ↑body armor, ↑body armour, ↑suit of armor, ↑suit of armour, ↑coat of mail, ↑cataphract
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\\ˈpalə̇t\ noun (-s)Etymology: alteration of palette
: one of the usually rounded plates at the armpits of a suit of armor — see armor illustration
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/pal"it/, n. Armor.
palette (def. 8).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.