What does "palate" mean?
Palate: Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste. Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests. Pope.
Additional senses
- 2.Fig.: Mental relish; intellectual taste. T. Baker.
- 3.(Bot.) A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon.
- 4.To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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