What is "palanquins"

Usage examples of "palanquins".

Many litters and palanquins of all kinds for people or goods with two, four, six or eight bearers.

All travellers were scattering, bundles and palanquins hastily thrown to the ground, well out of the way, riders dismounting hurriedly, then everyone knelt on the sides of the roadway with heads bowed to the packed earth, men women children, and stayed motionless.

His men and the two palanquins followed him, feeling equally defenseless.

When the palanquins and the last man were through and the door once more closed, he sighed with relief.

Housewives, maids, servants and street sweepers and night soil collectors, porters and hawkers, moneylenders, letter writers and fortunetellers, palanquins and ponies for samurai and highborn and never a wheeled vehicle.

Here and there there were borne palanquins, as richer individuals were carried about their business.

Some twenty yards away two palanquins, heading in opposite directions, were stopped.

Then I saw the draft slaves turning about and both of the palanquins were borne near to me.

Then, at a gesture from the masters, the palanquins were lowered to the ground.

I found myself, thus, in the center of several individuals, the men in the palanquins, various servants, the slave girls, and the draft slaves.

In a moment the two palanquins, with their respective retinues, were taking their respective departures.

The rest of the baggage train under Omi's command - palanquins and bearers - was still far behind, strung out on the road that came down from the crest.

Toranaga could see the three palanquins, Omi mounted in the lead as ordered, the Anjin-san beside him now, also riding easily.

Omi was to base himself in Mishima for the time being, to guard that section of the Tokaido Road, and to prepare palanquins and horses in sufficient quantity for Toranaga and the considerable entourage that was necessary to a formal state visit.

Of course horses and palanquins particularly are allowed only for important persons, daimyos and samurai, and not even all samurai.