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Noun: palliasse  pal'yas
  1. Mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
    "The prisoners slept on uncomfortable palliasses in their cells";
    - paillasse [archaic]

Derived forms: palliasses

Type of: mattress

Encyclopedia: Palliasse