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palliasse

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9 lettersPronunciation /pælˈjɑːs/Part of speech nounSorted aaeillpssStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust

Word origin

French French paillasse, from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”).

Used in a sentence

  • Out I sallied and spent sixteen shillings of it upon a new palliasse which should go under the straw mattress upon my bed.
  • First Hiker. Not even a straw mattress to cling to? Rosenstock. Not even a palliasse.
  • 1969, Dad's Army S03E02 You see that pile of straw over there? With it you stuff your palliasse.

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