Answer: palate/palette/pallet

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

I have never lain upon a pallet considering the palette of the sunset sky while the taste of smoky coffee heated upon a campfire lingered on my palate, but if I did I could be confident that I used the right words to describe my experience.

Explanations lie under the cut, along with fannish examples from The Professionals.
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