1. a thin mattress filled with straw or other material
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The prisoner slept on a rough palliasse in his cell.
• She made a simple palliasse by stuffing straw into a canvas sack.
• The old inn provided only a palliasse for bedding.
• He tossed restlessly on the uncomfortable palliasse.
• The palliasse was barely thick enough to cushion the hard floor.