Definitions for: Palate

[n] the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

Webster (1913) Definition: Pal"ate, n. [L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also
palat.]
1. (Anat.) The roof of the mouth.

Note: 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.

2. 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.

3. Fig.: Mental relish; intellectual taste. --T. Baker.

4. (Bot.) A projection in the throat of such flowers as the
snapdragon.

Pal"ate, v. t.
To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] --Shak.

Synonyms: roof of the mouth

See Also: gustatory organ, hard palate, mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris, soft palate, surface, taste bud, tastebud, velum

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