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paillasse, palliasse|pælˈjæs, ˈpælɪæs|
Forms: 6 Sc. paillyeis, (pavilyeas, pales); 8– paillasse, palliasse, -ass.
[a. F. paillasse (15th c. in Hatz.-D.), f. paille straw:—L. palea chaff, straw.
App. adopted in Sc. in 16th c.; then in Eng. in 18th c., first in Fr. spelling, and subseq. as palliass(e.]
A sack or mattress of stout material filled with straw and serving as an under-bed; a straw mattress; now, usually, an under-mattress stuffed with straw or similar material.
α1506Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. III. 267 Item, for lxx elne Bertane clath to be four pair pales schetis. 1562in Maitl. Club Misc. (1833) 31 Debursit..for paillyeisis to the Gaird. 1566in Hay Fleming Mary Q. of Scots (1897) 499 Auchtein elnis of camves to be the pavilyeas and the cuvering of the pavilyeas.
β1759tr. Adanson's Voy. Senegal in Pinkerton Voy. (1814) XVI. 608 Over this they throw a mat, which serves them for a paillasse or straw bed. 1842L. S. Costello Pilgr. to Auvergne I. 95 A paillasse and two mattresses on the floor. 1868Regul. & Ord. Army ⁋929 The paillasse is to be rolled up in a Circular form. 1883War Office Advt. in Pall Mall G. 15 Sept. 15/2 Tenders for the Supply of Forage and Straw for Paillasses, for Military Services.
γ1798Army Med. Board in W. Blair Soldier's Friend 84 Where matts cannot be made, some fresh straw should be placed under each palliass. 1809Wellington in Gurw. Desp. V. 291 To provide the palliasses for the hospital. 1834L. Ritchie Wand. by Seine 81 They found no one but a man lying on a palliass. 1888Standard 21 May 3/3 The Prisoner was found in bed..with the watch and chain under the palliasse. |