paillasse

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English

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Etymology

From French, from paille (“straw”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /pælˈjɑːs/, /ˈpæljæs/, /ˌpælɪˈɑːs/, /ˈpælɪˌæs/

Noun

paillasse (plural paillasses)

  1. (chiefly British) An under bed or mattress of straw.
    • 1908, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 29, in The Elusive Pimpernel:
      He served the Republic in comfort and ease, and had slept soundly on his paillasse in the little garret allotted to him in the Town Hall.

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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From paille (“straw”) +‎ -asse.

Noun

paillasse f (plural paillasses)

  1. paillasse, straw mattress
  2. laboratory desk
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Haitian Creole: payas

Verb

paillasse

  1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of pailler

Etymology 2

From Italian pagliaccio, from paglia (“straw”), from Latin palea.

Noun

paillasse m (plural paillasses)

  1. clown, buffoon
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