PAILLASSE


Meaning of PAILLASSE in English

/pal yas", pal"yas, pal'ee as", pal"ee as'/ , n.

Chiefly Brit. a mattress of straw; pallet.

Also, palliasse .

[ 1500-10; pagliaccio straw pallet, equiv. to pagli ( a ) straw ( palea chaff) + -accio pejorative n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .