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palanquin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palanquin \Pal`an*quin"\, n. [F. palanquin, Pg palanquim, Javan. palangki OJavan. palangkan through Prakrit fr Skr. parya?ka, palya?ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E. pref. peri-) + a?ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E. angle fishing tackle. Cf {Palkee}.] 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., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place [Written also {palankeen}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palanquin n : a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers [syn: {planakeen}]
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