Palliasse
/pælˈjɑːs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A thin mattress or under bed stuffed with straw. British
"Out I sallied and spent sixteen shillings of it upon a new palliasse which should go under the straw mattress upon my bed."
- 2 mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust wordnet
Example
More examples"Out I sallied and spent sixteen shillings of it upon a new palliasse which should go under the straw mattress upon my bed."
Etymology
French French paillasse, from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”).