n. Palatableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Palate. ] Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable; pleasing;
n. The quality or state of being agreeable to the taste; relish; acceptableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a palatable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. palatal. ]
n. (Phon.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters
v.
v. t. (Phon.) To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate;
adj. (Linguistics, Phonology) Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate as "y"; or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate as "ch" in "chin" or "j" in "gin".
n. [ L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also palat. ]
☞ The fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate to distinguish it from the membranous and muscular curtain which separates the cavity of the mouth from the pharynx and is called the soft palate, or velum. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]