Real Dictionary

pallet
countable noun: A pallet is a hard, narrow bed.
countable noun: A pallet is a narrow mattress filled with straw which is put on the floor for someone to sleep on.

pallet in American English 1
a wooden tool consisting of a flat blade with a handle; esp., such a tool used by potters for smoothing and rounding
noun: a bed or mattress of straw

pallet in American English 2
a small bed or a pad filled as with straw and used directly on the floor
noun: a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle
transitive verb

pallet in American English 3
a vertical stripe half as wide as a pale

pallet in British English 1
noun: a straw-filled mattress or bed

pallet in British English 2
noun: an instrument with a handle and a flat, sometimes flexible, blade used by potters for shaping

pallet in Retail
noun: A pallet is a wooden platform on which goods are stacked and has two open ends that allow the entry of the forks of a lifting truck so the pallet can be lifted and moved about easily.