paillasse

/pælˈjæs/
noun
  1. A thin mattress or bed filled with straw, used especially in the past or in simple accommodations.
    • She preferred a paillasse to a modern mattress when camping in the rustic cabin.
    • The soldiers were given a paillasse to sleep on in the barracks.
    • In the old cottage, the traveler slept on a paillasse stuffed with fresh straw.
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