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paillasse
or pal·liasse
[ pal-yas, pal-yas, pal-ee-as, pal-ee-as ]
noun
- Chiefly British. a mattress of straw; pallet.
paillasse
/ ˈpælɪˌæs; ˌpælɪˈæs /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paillasse1
1500–10; < French < Italian pagliaccio straw pallet, equivalent to pagli ( a ) straw (< Latin palea chaff ) + -accio pejorative noun suffix
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Example Sentences
Paillasse, pa-lyas′, n. a small bed, originally made of chaff or straw: an under mattress of straw.
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Raising one of the blinds cautiously, he recognized the little suburb of Paillasse.
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They lie in straw-lofts, in woody brakes; rudest paillasse on the floor of a secret friend is luxury.
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The next moment she had pushed it between the paillasse and mattress of Susy's bed.
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And there are entries relating to everything between a violin and a paillasse, a brass fender and a blue beaver coat.
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