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A narrow vertical band, half the width of a pale.
A diminutive of the pale — the same vertical band drawn narrower, conventionally half the width. Diminutives exist so that several can appear on one shield without crowding it.
A narrow vertical band, conventionally half the width of a pale, and usually borne in multiples.
A narrow vertical band running down a shield.
A pallet is a pale drawn at half width.