paillasse
or pal·liasse
Chiefly British. a mattress of straw; pallet.
Origin of paillasse
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How to use paillasse in a sentence
Alas, I had nothing else to offer him, unless I gave him the uncut straw that was stitched into our paillasses.
An Australian in China | George Ernest MorrisonTwo or three paillasses were in the corner, their ticking torn in parts, and showing more dust than straw within.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoHe had set up two stretchers with straw-stuffed paillasses for beds.
The Golden Woman | Ridgwell CullumAt table the portions, and in the dormitory the paillasses, are identical.
En Route | J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
British Dictionary definitions for paillasse
/ (ˈpælɪˌæs, ˌpælɪˈæs) /
a variant spelling (esp US) of palliasse
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