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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust;
[syn: paillasse, palliasse]


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.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Palliasse \Pal*liasse"\, n. See Paillasse. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

palliasse n 1: mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust [syn: paillasse, palliasse]