<B>palace revolution,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a revolution plotted and carried out by a group of insiders. <BR> <I>Ex. A cabal of Appalachian district directors will undertake a palace revolution (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="paladin">
<B>paladin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>one of the twelve knights who comprised, according to legend, the bodyguard and closest companions of Charlemagne. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a knightly defender. <BR> <I>Ex. Let others sing of knights and paladins (Samuel Daniel). French politicians in their self-imposed roles as paladins of Atlantic unity (Reporter).</I> (SYN) champion. </DL>
<A NAME="palaearctic">
<B>palaearctic</B> or <B>Palaearctic, </B>adjective. <B>=palearctic.</B></DL>
<A NAME="palaeo">
<B>palaeo-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form. Especially British.) a variant form of <B>paleo-.</B> </DL>
<B>palaestra, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tras,</B> <B>-trae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a public place for physical exercise and training in ancient Greece. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a wrestling school. <DD><B> b. </B>any gymnasium. Also, <B>palestra.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="palafitte">
<B>palafitte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a prehistoric lake dwelling, supported on piles, especially one in Switzerland or northern Italy. </DL>
<A NAME="palaisdedanse">
<B>palais de danse,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) dance hall. </DL>
<A NAME="palamedes">
<B>Palamedes, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Legend.) a hero of the Trojan war whom Odysseus hated for having forced him through cunning to go to war. After the Greeks reached Troy, Odysseus caused them to put Palamedes to death. </DL>
<A NAME="palanquin">
<B>palanquin</B> or <B>palankeen, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a covered couch carried by poles resting on men's shoulders, formerly used in the Orient. It was enclosed by shutters or heavy curtains. <BR> <I>Ex. ... a procession ofhighly decorated lacquer palanquins bearing the ladies (Atlantic).</I> (SYN) litter. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to travel in a palanquin. <BR> <I>Ex. the land of slaves and palankeening (Thomas Hood).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="palas">
<B>palas, </B>noun. <B>=dhak.</B></DL>
<A NAME="palatability">
<B>palatability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> palatable quality or condition. <BR> <I>Ex. The palatability of eggs is associated with their size rather than with their coloring (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="palatable">
<B>palatable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>agreeable to the taste; pleasing. <BR> <I>Ex. That was a most palatable lunch.</I> (SYN) savory. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) agreeable to the mind or feelings; acceptable. <BR> <I>Ex. His eloquence was distinguished by a bold, uncompromising, truth-telling spirit, whether the words might prove palatable or bitter to his audience (John L. Motley).</I> noun <B>palatableness.</B> adv. <B>palatably.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="palatal">
<B>palatal, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with the palate. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Phonetics.) (of speech sounds) made with the front or middle of the tongue near or touching the hard palate. The <I>y</I> in <I>yet</I> is a palatal sound. <BR> <I>Ex. The palatal nasal, or "n" mouille, occurs frequently in French (Simeon Potter).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> (Phonetics.) a palatal sound. adv. <B>palatally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="palatalization">
<B>palatalization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of palatalizing. <BR> <I>Ex. The introduction of a "y" sound before a vowel is called palatalization, because in pronouncing "y" the tongue is humped up toward the palate (Scientific American).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the state of being palatalized. </DL>
<A NAME="palatalize">
<B>palatalize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Phonetics.) to make palatal; change into a palatal sound. </DL>
<A NAME="palate">
<B>palate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the roof of the mouth. The bony part in front is the hard palate, formed by parts of the maxillary and palatine bones, and the fleshy part in back is the soft palate, formed by several muscles. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=hard palate.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>the sense of taste (from the belief, once generally held, that the palate is the organ of taste). <BR> <I>Ex. The new flavor pleased his palate.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) a liking. <BR> <I>Ex. The lazy girl had no palate for washing dishes. Any subject that was not to their palate they condemned (Milton).</I> (SYN) relish. </DL>
<A NAME="palatial">
<B>palatial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a palace; fit for a palace; magnificent. <BR> <I>Ex. a palatial apartment.</I> (SYN) splendid. adv. <B>palatially.</B> noun <B>palatialness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="palatinate">
<B>palatinate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the region under the rule of a count palatine. </DL>
<B>palatine</B> (1), adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having royal rights in one's own territory. A count palatine was subject only to the emperor or king, especially the Holy Roman Emperor. <DD><B> 2. </B>of a lord who has royal rights in his own territory. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=palatial.</B> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a lord having royal rights in his own territory; palatine lord. <DD><B> 2. </B>an officer of an imperial palace, originally the chamberlain of a palace. <DD><B> 3. </B>a fur scarf, cape, or the like, formerly worn by women over the shoulders. </DL>
<A NAME="palatine">
<B>palatine</B> (2), adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of, having to do with, or in the region of the palate. <BR> <I>Ex. In human beings, a palatine tonsil can be seen on each side of the back of the mouth just above the throat and below the roof of the mouth (William V. Mayer).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>designating or having to do with either of the two bones (palatine bones) forming the hard palate. <DD><I>noun </I> a palatine bone. </DL>
<A NAME="palatine">
<B>Palatine, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Palatinate, a region in Germany west of the Rhine. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate. </DL>
<A NAME="palatineguards">
<B>Palatine Guards</B> or <B>Guard,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the militia of the Pope, on duty at Vatican City. </DL>
<A NAME="palatino">
<B>Palatino, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a style of modern printing type. </DL>
<A NAME="palauan">
<B>Palauan, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Palau Islands in the western Pacific, its people, or their language. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a native or inhabitant of the Palau Islands. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Austronesian language of the Palauans. </DL>
<A NAME="palaver">
<B>palaver, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a parley or conference, especially between European traders or travelers and people of other cultures, whose customs required the formal exchange of compliments, gifts, and other ritual, before the bringing up of any matter of business. (SYN) colloquy. <DD><B> 2. </B>unnecessary or idle words; mere talk. <BR> <I>Ex. After years of futile palaver, Latin America's coffee-producing nations are finally getting together in a hard-boiled cartel to hold up the price of coffee (Time).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>smooth, persuading talk; fluent talk; flattery. <BR> <I>Ex. smooth-tongued palaver.</I> (SYN) cajolery. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to talk, especially to talk profusely or unnecessarily. <BR> <I>Ex. Don't stand there palavering all day (Mark Twain).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to talk fluently or flatteringly, especially so as to persuade or cajole. <DD><B> 3. </B>to engage in a palaver; parley. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to treat to palaver; flatter, wheedle, or cajole. <BR> <I>Ex. Dodd never spoke to his officers like a ruffian, nor yet palavered them (Charles Reade).</I> noun <B>palaverer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="palay">
<B>palay, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in the Philippines) rice in the husk. </DL>
<A NAME="palazzo">
<B>palazzo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-zi.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a palace. <BR> <I>Ex. She lives in ... Palazzo Altieri, in old Rome--a fairy-story palazzo with many courtyards, entrances and exits, porches, and monumental stairways (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a large, substantial mansion in a city, especially in Italy. <BR> <I>Ex. What he was called upon to do was almost exclusively the designing of town and country houses, "palazzi" and "ville" (Nikolaus Pevsner).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="palazzopajamas">
<B>palazzo pajamas,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a woman's garment for lounging or semiformal wear, consisting of loose, wide-legged trousers and a matching jacket or blouse. </DL>
