(Homonym: palate, pallette).
1. A straw-filled tick or mattress.
2. A small, hard, or temporary bed.
3. A mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed.
4. A wooden flat-bladed instrument.
5. A lever or surface in a timepiece that receives an impulse from the escapement wheel and imparts motion to a balance or pendulum.
6. A portable platform for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages (as in warehouses, factories, or vehicles).