- a variation of paillasse.
palliasse
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of palliasse
C18: from French paillasse, from Italian pagliaccio, ultimately from Latin palea pallet 1
Example Sentences
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Her reader fell asleep soon afterward and, dropping her candle, set fire to the palliasse and bedclothes.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was nothing special as Sparra habitations went: a straw palliasse, some butterfly wings stuck to the wall by way of decoration.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
"Had I known this, Jean-Marie——" began the commandant; but the figure upon the palliasse, straining from death as a dog from the leash, broke in upon him.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by John Trevena
There are thirty of us; we each have three planks on trestles for a bed, and a palliasse to put on it at night, and a straw pillow.
From A Patriotic Schoolgirl by Balliol Salmon
Akela is sitting on a palliasse already occupied by two people.
From Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light by Vera C. (Vera Charlesworth) Barclay
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