/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 ]
/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 . 2012