Palace BrE 1 the Palace an informal name for Buckingham Palace, used especially to mean the British queen or king and his/her advisers: A spokesman for the Palace confirmed that Her Majesty would be visiting South Africa next year. 2 an informal name for Crystal Palace, a London football team: After last night's defeat, Palace look likely to take bottom place in the league.
'Palace of 'Westminster, the official name of the HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT in London
,palace revo'lution n the removal from office of a king, president etc, usually by those just beneath him/her in rank
pal·a·din /ˈpælədɪn/ n 1 any of 12 men of high rank under Charlemagne (742–814) 2 lit someone who is strongly in favour of something, especially in politics
pal·ais /'pælɛi, infm/ 'pæli|pæ'leɪ/ also palais de danse /,pælɛi/ də 'daɪns|pæ'leɪ/ də dəns/ n pl. palais /'pælɛɪ|pæ'leɪz/ BrE (often cap.) a large public hall used for dancing
pal·an·quin /,pælən'kiːn/ n a vehicle like a box with a seat or bed inside it for one person, carried on poles, formerly used in India and other eastern countries; the person carried would probably be rich or important
pal·a·ta·ble /ˈpælətəbəl/ adj 1 pleasant to taste, though not special: a palatable meal 2 pleasant: She didn't find my suggestion palatable. → opposite UNPALATABLE —bly adv
pal·a·tal /ˈpælət/ n, adj tech (a consonant sound) made by putting the tongue against or near the HARD PALATE
palate /ˈpælət/ n 1 [C] the ROOF (=top inside part) of the mouth → see also CLEFT PALATE, HARD PALATE, SOFT PALATE 2 [C(for) usually sing.] the ability to judge good food or wine: She has a good palate for wine. 3 [C;U(for)] a taste or liking: His novels are too sad for my palate. | Spicy food suits my palate best.
Many people would use taste or liking rather than palate, as palate is a more formal word.
pa·la·tial /pə'leɪʃəl/ adj (usually of buildings) like a palace; grand and splendid: a palatial hotel —ly adv
palat·i·nate /pəˈlætənət/ n old use (often cap.) an area formerly ruled over by a man of high rank (Palatine, Count Palatine) who was the representative of a higher ruler: the Rhine Palatinate
pa·la·ver /pəˈlaːvərˈlɜːr/ η 1 [U] infml continuous foolish meaningless talk: What's all the palaver about? 2 [U] infml trouble, inconvenience, or anxiety (over small matters); BOTHER; FUSS: all the palaver of booking tickets and renewing my passport 3 [C] rare a long talk about something important, especially between opposing leaders
pale¹ /peil/ adj 1 (of a person's face or skin) having less than the usual amount of colour; rather white: You're looking rather pale; are you ill? | a pale complexion 2 (of colours or light) not bright: pale blue | pale sunshine → compare DEEP, LIGHT ︷ly /'peil-li/ adv ︸ness n [U]
pale² v [1] 1 to become pale: He paled at the sight of the blood. 2 [(before, beside)] to seem less important, clever, beautiful etc, when compared with: All other anxieties paled into insignificance beside the possibility of war. | This year's profits pale by/in comparison with the huge profits we made last year.
pale $ ^{3} $ n 1 a PALING 2 beyond the pale beyond the limit of proper behaviour: She went a bit beyond the pale bringing six uninvited people to my party!
pale 'ale n [U] LIGHT ALE
pale·face /'peilfeis/ n derog & humor (the name said to have been used formerly by Native Americans for) a white person
pal·e·og·ra·phy /,pæli'ogrefi‖,pelli'ɑː-/ n [U] the study of ancient writing —pher n
pal·e·o·lith·ic /,pæliæu'lɪθɪk·‖,per-/ adj (often cap.) of the earliest period of the STONE AGE when people made stone weapons and tools: a paleolithic axe → compare NEOLITHIC
pal·e·on·tol·o·gy /,pælion'tolədʒɪl,pɛliia:n'ta:-/ n [U] the study of FOSSILs —gist n
Pal·es·tine /ˈpælɪstɪn/ an area of land which includes the West Bank of the River Jordan, the city of Jericho, and the Gaza Strip, which the Arab population, the Palestinians, want to control as an independent country. Since 1995, this area
has been partly independent, and governed by the Palestinian National Authority. Palestine is important as a holy place for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. For much of its history it has belonged to large EMPIRES, such as those of Egypt, Rome, and Turkey. → see also OSLO AGREEMENT, PLO
,Palestine Liberation Organization, the → see PLO
Pal-e-stin-i-an /,pælə'stiniən/ n a person from Palestin. Most Palestinians are Muslims, but some are Christians.
—Palestinian adj: a meeting of Palestinian leaders
,Palestinian ,National Au'thority, the, also the ,Palestine ,National Au'thority the government of the Palestinian people, which controls Gaza and part of the West Bank
'palette knife n a thin bendable knife with a rounded end, used by painters to mix colours, and in cookery
pal·ette /ˈpælɪt/ n 1 a board with a curved edge and a hole for the thumb, on which a painter mixes colours → see picture at ARTIST 2 tech the particular colours used by a painter or for a picture
pal-frey /ˈpɒlfri/ n old use & poet a horse trained for riding, especially for use by a woman
Pa·li /'pɑːli/ n [U] an ancient language of India. There is a collection, written in Pali, of all the holy teachings of Buddhism, and this is called the Pali canon.
Pa-lin, Michael /'peɪlɪn/ (1943-), a British COMEDIAN and actor who became famous as one of the main performers in the TV comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus in the 1970s. He is also well-known for making travel programmes for television, including Around the World in 80 Days (1991) and Sahara (2002).
paling /ˈpeɪlɪŋ/ n 1 [C usually pl.] also pale — a pointed piece of wood used with others in making a fence 2 [U] palings
pal-in-drome /ˈpælʃndrəʊm/ n a word, phrase etc, that reads the same backwards as it does forwards: The words ‘deed’ and ‘level’ are palindromes.
pal-i-mo-ny /ˈpælʒməni-məʊni/ n [U] AmE money that a man or woman has been ordered to pay regularly to a former partner when they separate after having lived together without being married
pal·imp·sest /'pælmpsest/ n an ancient piece of writing material on which the original writing was rubbed out, not always completely, so that it could be used again
pal-ings /'peilɪŋz/ n [P] a fence made out of palings: He jumped over the palings.
pal-i-sade /,pælʒ'seɪd/ n 1 a fence made of strong pointed iron or wooden poles, usually used for defence in past centuries 2 also palisades pl. especially AmE a line of high straight cliffs especially along a river or beside the sea
pal-ish /ˈpeɪlɪʃ/ adj rather pale
pall¹ /pɔːl/ v [l(on, upon)] to become uninteresting or unattractive, especially through being done, used, heard etc, too often or for too long; I find his books begin to pall (on me) after a while – they're all very similar.
$ pall^{2} \cap 1 \left[S(of)\right] $ something heavy or dark which covers or seems to cover: a pall of darkness | A pall of smoke hung over the burning city. 2 [C] a large piece of cloth spread over a COFFIN (=a box in which a dead body is carried) 3 [C] AmE a COFFIN with a body inside
Pal·la·di·an /pəˈleɪdian/ adj tech 1 belonging to a NEOCLAS-
SICAL style of building developed by Andrea Palladio in Italy
in the 16th century, which was strongly influenced by
ancient Greek and Roman styles 2 based on the NEOCLAS-
SICAL style developed by Palladio, and popular with very
wealthy people in the UK in the 18th century: a Palladian
mansion
Pal·la·di·um, the /pəˈleɪdiəm/ also the London Palladium a theatre in London, known for its MUSICALs (=plays that use singing and dancing to tell a story) and VARIETY shows (=shows with many different short performances, including singing, dancing, and telling jokes)
pall·bear·er /ˈpɒlˌbɛərər/ n a person who walks beside or helps to carry a COFFIN at a funeral
pai·let /'pælət/ n 1 a large metal plate or flat wooden frame for lifting and storing heavy goods, used with a FORKLUFT