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paillasse
(redirected from palliase)

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pail·lasse also pal·liasse  (pl-ys, plys)
n.
A thin mattress filled with straw or sawdust.

[French, from Old French, from paille, straw, from Late Latin palea, from Latin, chaff.]

paillasse [ˈpælɪˌæs ˌpælɪˈæs]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a variant spelling (esp US) of palliasse
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Noun1.paillasse - mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Translations
paillasse [ˈpælɪæs] Njergón m
paillasse
nStrohsack m


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