Both Uses of
palate
in
Dune
- Or they'd catch themselves listening to her half-lisping voice, still blurred as it was by an unformed soft palate, and discover in her words sly remarks that could only be based on experiences no two-year-old had ever encountered.†
Book 3
- The Emperor cleared his throat to speak, but the child spoke first — a thin voice with traces of a soft-palate lisp, but clear nonetheless.†
Book 3 *
Definition:
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(palate as in: palate of the mouth) upper surface of the mouth
(Do not confuse this with the similarly spelled words with the same pronunciation--pallet and pallete.)