Both Uses of
palate
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- Vouch with me, heaven, I therefore beg it not To please the palate of my appetite; Nor to comply with heat,—the young affects In me defunct,—and proper satisfaction; But to be free and bounteous to her mind: And heaven defend your good souls, that you think I will your serious and great business scant For she is with me: no, when light-wing'd toys Of feather'd Cupid seel with wanton dullness My speculative and offic'd instruments, That my disports corrupt and taint my business, Let housewives make a skillet of my helm, And all indign and base adversities Make head against my estimation!†
Scene 1.3
- Let husbands know Their wives have sense like them: they see and smell And have their palates both for sweet and sour, As husbands have.†
Scene 4.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(palate as in: palate of the mouth) upper surface of the mouthDo not confuse this with the similarly spelled words with the same pronunciation--pallet and palette.
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(2)
(palate as in: clear my palate) sense of taste
(Do not confuse this with the similarly spelled words with the same pronunciation--pallet and pallete.)