paillasse

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UK, US/pælˈjɑːs/UK, US/ˈpæljæs/UK, US/ˌpælɪˈɑːs/UK, US/ˈpælɪˌæs/

noun

An under bed or mattress of straw.

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Meanings

nounpaillasse (plural paillasses)

plural paillasses · alternative palliasse

  1. UKAn under bed or mattress of straw.

    He served the Republic in comfort and ease, and had slept soundly on his paillasse in the little garret allotted to him in the Town Hall.

    1908, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 29, in The Elusive Pimpernel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust

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palliasse
Broader
mattress
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palliasse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From French, from paille (“straw”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lapalissepalliasse
Cite this entry
APA

paillasse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paillasse

MLA

“paillasse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paillasse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paillasse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paillasse.

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