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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Strutted to and fro, kicked the cabinet, flashed an electric torch, and walked up the room examining each paillasse to make sure it had an occupant.
From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)
It boded well for the morrow. … the measured accents of the fencer: "Prenez votre paillasse."
From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)
A certain prisoner named Thomas, at the Mont Saint Michel, found means of secreting the greater part of a wall in his paillasse.
From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor
Into the square blackness I staggered with my paillasse.
From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)
Every two persons shall have a mattress, a paillasse, two blankets, three pairs of new sheets, two coats each, six shirts, four pairs of shoes, and one capote.
From The Makers of Canada: Champlain by Dionne, N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope)
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