pail|lasse

pail|lasse
pail|lasse «pal YAS, PAL yas», noun.
a mattress or under mattress filled with straw or some similarly simple, inexpensive material. Also, palliasse.
╂[< Old French paillasse < paille straw < Latin palea chaff, straw]

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  • pail — pail·ful; pail·lasse; pail·las·son; pail·lette; pail·lett·ed; pail·lon; pail·lard; pail; …   English syllables

  • lasse — cu·lasse; fi·lasse; mo·lasse; pail·lasse; …   English syllables

  • paillasse — pail·lasse …   English syllables

  • Paillasse — Pail*lasse (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. paille straw. See {Pallet} a bed.] An under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also {palliasse}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • palliasse — Paillasse Pail*lasse (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. paille straw. See {Pallet} a bed.] An under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also {palliasse}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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