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A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
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palankeen
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palanquin \Pal`an*quin"\, n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim, Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr. parya[.n]ka, palya[.n]ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E. pref. peri-) + a[.n]ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E. angle fishing ...
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n. (alternative spelling of palanquin English)
WordNet
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n. a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers [syn: palanquin ]
Usage examples of palankeen.
For a few minutes no one came forward, but at last a pair of sleek mules, handsomely caparisoned, with a richly adorned palankeen slung between them, the identical equipage of the maharanee which had been harboured in my home, emerged from the crowd, and advanced at a grave pace toward the royal dais.