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palliasse
pal·liasse
/
pælˈyæs, ˈpæl
yæs, ˌpæl
iˈæs, ˈpæl
iˌæs
/
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[
pal-
yas
,
pal
-yas, pal-ee-
as
,
pal
-ee-as
]
Show IPA
noun
Chiefly British
.
paillasse
.
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palliasse
or
esp
(
US
)
paillasse
(ˈpælɪˌæs, ˌpælɪˈæs, ˈpælɪˌæs, ˌpælɪˈæs)
—
n
a straw-filled mattress; pallet
[C18: from French
paillasse,
from Italian
pagliaccio,
ultimately from Latin
palea
pallet
1
]
paillasse
or
esp
(
US
)
paillasse
—
n
[C18: from French
paillasse,
from Italian
pagliaccio,
ultimately from Latin
palea
pallet
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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