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PALLIASSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does palliasse mean?
• PALLIASSE (noun)
The noun PALLIASSE has 1 sense:
1. mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
Familiarity information: PALLIASSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
paillasse; palliasse
Hypernyms ("palliasse" is a kind of...):
mattress (a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed)
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