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palliasse

UK/pælˈjɑːs/

palliasse noun: a thin mattress or under bed stuffed with straw.

Noun

palliasse (plural palliasses)

  1. (UK) A thin mattress or under bed stuffed with straw.
    • Out I sallied and spent sixteen shillings of it upon a new palliasse which should go under the straw mattress upon my bed.1895, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 12, in The Stark Munro Letters
    • First Hiker. Not even a straw mattress to cling to?
      Rosenstock. Not even a palliasse.1979, Tom Stoppard. Undiscovered Country., (Please provide the book title or journal name)

palliasse meaning in Bengali

palliasse in Bengali

খড় ঠাসা পাতলা তোশক, বিছানা

Forms of palliasse

pluralpalliasses
alternative formpaillasse

Origin of palliasse

French French paillasse, from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”).

Questions about palliasse

What does palliasse mean?
Palliasse means a thin mattress or under bed stuffed with straw.
What is palliasse in Bengali?
Palliasse in Bengali is খড় ঠাসা পাতলা তোশক, বিছানা. See Palliasse meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is palliasse?
Palliasse is a noun.
How do you pronounce palliasse?
Palliasse is pronounced /pælˈjɑːs/ (UK).
What is the plural of palliasse?
The plural of palliasse is palliasses.

Words near palliasse in the dictionary

  1. palliard
  2. palliardise
  3. palliardize
  4. palliardizing
  5. palliards
  6. palliasse
  7. palliasses
  8. palliate
  9. palliated
  10. palliates
  11. palliating

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