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palliasse
/ ˌpælɪˈæs, ˈpælɪˌæs /
noun
a straw-filled mattress; pallet
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of palliasse1
Example Sentences
It was nothing special as Sparra habitations went: a straw palliasse, some butterfly wings stuck to the wall by way of decoration.
The pillow, bolster, and palliasse are stuffed with straw.
Very probably the captain of your company would turn out of his bed and take your palliasse if you asked him nicely.
Well, and can't ye put the palliasse on the floor under it, ye omadhawn?" said the guard, dumping my luggage and the salmon in the hall, "sure there's no snugger place in the house!
My only bed was a rough deal trestle, my only bedding a straw palliasse, with a single coarse blanket.
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