paillasse
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of paillasse
1500–10; < French < Italian pagliaccio straw pallet, equivalent to pagli ( a ) straw (< Latin palea chaff ) + -accio pejorative noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Every two persons shall have a mattress, a paillasse, two blankets, three pair of new sheets, two coats each, six shirts, four pair of shoes, and one capote.
From Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico In the Years 1599-1602 by Champlain, Samuel de
In the corner was a low wooden bedstead with dingy curtains suspended from a rafter, and a paillasse of maize-leaves with a thin wool mattress above it.
From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison
It was composed of a simple quilted paillasse extended on a plank; no sheets, but a prison coverlet of grey wool, a sack of straw instead of pillows.
From En Route by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
The first thing the whiskery Belgian did was to grab his paillasse and stand guard over it.
From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)
Then he returned to his paillasse, lay down with apparently supreme contentment, and fell asleep.
From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)
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