Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Paillasse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paillasse \Pail*lasse"\ (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. paille straw. See
{Pallet} a bed.]
An under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also
{palliasse}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paillasse
n : mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or
sawdust [syn: {palliasse}]
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