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paillasse
pail·lasse [ pal yáss, pál yàss ] (plural pail·lass·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
straw-filled mattress: a thin straw-filled mattress
[Early 16th century. Via French< Italian pagliacchio< Latin palea "straw, chaff"]
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