palanquin

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A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia
{n} a covered carriage in India, borne on the shoulders of men
for the conveyance of a single person from place to place
a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
{i} type of carriage made of an enclosed seat carried on poles (used formerly in India and other Eastern countries to carry important people), litter
An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, used in India, China, etc
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A palanquin
palkee
palanquins
Plural of palanquin
palanquin

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    pal·an·quin

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    () From Portuguese palanquim, ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (paly-aṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”).