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Palanquin

noun
(Written also palankeen)
1.
A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers.  Synonym: palankeen.






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"Palanquin" Quotes from Famous Books



... in a bag. That was a palanquin. Don't yer know a palanquin when you see it?' said Ortheris ...
— Soldier Stories • Rudyard Kipling

... haste we ran, We came upon the tall thin man, Who called to us and waved his fan, And offered us his palanquin: He said we must not go alone To seek the ruby wishing-stone, Because the white-faced mandarin Would dog our steps for many a mile, And sit upon each purple stile Before we came to it, and smile And smile; his name was ...
— Collected Poems - Volume One (of 2) • Alfred Noyes



Words linked to "Palanquin" :   litter, palankeen



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