See Also: xerostomia(medicine)
Xerostomia(health)

palace (iou) and Xerostomia (health)


palace (iou)



palace noun. ME.
[Old French paleis (mod. palais) from Latin palatium orig. called the Palatine Hill, later the house of Augustus built there, then the palace of the Caesars which covered the hill.]
An official residence of a monarch, president, or Other ruler. ME.
Independent Her weekly audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
b. The monarch, the monarchy. M20.
MAYOR of the palace.
Times Primacy of the palace in the decision-making process was the principal feature of the constitution.
An (esp. official) residence of an archbishop or bishop. ME.
A dwelling-place of palatial splendour; a stately, luxurious, or imposing building, a splendid mansion. ME.
fig.: R. Campbell Now each small seed..Builds up its leafy palace out of dust.
A building, usu. spacious and colourful, intended as a place of amusement, Entertainment, or refreshment. M19.
palace of varieties a variety theatre.
B. Bettelheim Watching funny scenes in these pleasure palaces.
Comb.: palace car a luxurious railway carriage; palace coup = palace revolution below; palace guard a person who guards a palace or protects a monarch, president, etc.; palace hotel a hotel of (supposedly) palatial splendour; palace revolution the (usu. non-violent) overthrow of a monarch, president, etc., esp. by members of the ruling group; palace style Archaeology (an imitation of) a type of pottery associated with the Minoan palaces.
palaced adjective having or living in a palace E19.
palaceward(s) adverb (rare) towards a palace LME.

Xerostomia (health)


Dry mouth or decrease in the production of saliva .