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palliasse
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun palliasse has 1 sense
- palliasse(n = noun.artifact) paillasse - mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust; Array is a kind of mattress
OXFORD DICTIONARY
palliasse, n. (also paillasse) a straw mattress.
Etymology
F paillasse f. It. pagliaccio ult. f. L palea straw
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