Green’s Dictionary of Slang

palliasse n.

[SE palliasse, a straw bed or mattress]

1. a prostitute.

[UK]Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues.

2. (Polari) the human back [+ poss. pun on pally adj. (1) + arse n. (1)].

[UK]P. Baker Fabulosa 296/1: palliass a back .