Both Uses of
pallet
in
Black Like Me
- The parents brought in patchwork quilts from under the bed in the other room and spread them over the pallets.†
*pallets = portable platforms for storing or moving goods that are stacked on them
- I stepped over them to go to my pallet near the kitchen door and lay down fully dressed.†
pallet = a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it
Definitions:
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(1)
(pallet as in: a shipping pallet) a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it
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(2)
(pallet as in: a sleeping pallet) a simple, austere bed (such as a straw-filled mattress or temporary bed made on the floor for a child)
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, pallet can refer to a tool or part of a machine. It may also be found as a less common spelling for palette--a flat board or tray artists use to mix paints and to hold them as they paint.