palliasse

/ ˌpælɪˈæs; ˈpælɪˌæs /

noun

1. a straw-filled mattress; pallet

Word History and Origins

Origin of palliasse¹

C18: from French paillasse, from Italian pagliaccio, ultimately from Latin palea pallet ¹

Example Sentences

That night he slept on a palliasse of straw, with a pillow consisting of a thin bolster propped on his outer clothes.

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He tossed wearily, drearily, on his unyielding palliasse, driven to a realization of his own utter impotence.

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The Stable having been duly invited, its eight occupants come in, and each finds a place on a palliasse.

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Soon everyone in the coach-house is settled on his palliasse, and has invited a Stable Cub to share it with him.

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So Akela curled up on someone's palliasse, and silence fell.

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