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".
v. t. To perceive by the taste. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]