pallet Definition

pallet¹
noun

1. A small wooden platform on which goods can be stacked for lifting and transporting, especially by forklift truck.
2. A flat-bladed wooden tool used for shaping pottery.

Etymology: 16c in sense 2: from French palette (see palette).

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pallet²
noun

1. A straw bed.
2. A small makeshift bed.

Etymology: 14c: from French paillet a bundle or heap of straw, from paille straw.