Palliasse

//pælˈjɑːs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust wordnet

Synonyms

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paillassepaillasse

Example

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"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”).

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