paillasse

or pal·liasse

[ pal-yas, pal-yas, pal-ee-as, pal-ee-as ]

/ pælˈyæs, ˈpæl yæs, ˌpæl iˈæs, ˈpæl iˌæs /

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noun

Chiefly British. a mattress of straw; pallet.

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Origin of paillasse

1500–10; <French <Italian pagliaccio straw pallet, equivalent to pagli(a) straw (<Latin palea chaff) + -accio pejorative noun suffix

Words nearby paillasse

Paignton, pai-hua, pail, pailful, paillard, paillasse, paillette, paillon, pai-loo, Paimio chair, pain

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How to use paillasse in a sentence

Paillasse, pa-lyas′, n. a small bed, originally made of chaff or straw: an under mattress of straw.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Raising one of the blinds cautiously, he recognized the little suburb of Paillasse.
The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre
They lie in straw-lofts, in woody brakes; rudest paillasse on the floor of a secret friend is luxury.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
The next moment she had pushed it between the paillasse and mattress of Susy's bed.
The Children of Wilton Chase|Mrs. L. T. Meade

And there are entries relating to everything between a violin and a paillasse, a brass fender and a blue beaver coat.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 40, April, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for paillasse

paillasse

/ (ˈpælɪˌæs, ˌpælɪˈæs) /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US) of palliasse

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