| Palanquin (palanquin) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pal`an*quin" |
| [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 |
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.
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