palliasse
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of palliasse
C18: from French paillasse, from Italian pagliaccio, ultimately from Latin palea pallet 1
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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
The pillow, bolster, and palliasse are stuffed with straw.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The disturbances passed into his ear, which pressed upon the palliasse, and entered the torpid brain to make a dream.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by John Trevena
He had flung up a barrier of straw palliasse before him.
From The Forfeit by Ridgwell Cullum
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