palliasse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
palliasse
    n 1: mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or
         sawdust [syn: {paillasse}, {palliasse}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Paillasse \Pail*lasse"\ (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. paille straw. See
   {Pallet} a bed.]
   An under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also
   {palliasse}.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Palliasse \Pal*liasse"\, n.
   See {Paillasse}.
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