palanquin

• They crossed; a palanquin was ready to receive them. —  The Story of Ida Pfeiffer
• Shortly after this I felt myself lifted up and placed on a sort of palanquin, and carried along over the ground. —  In the Wilds of Africa
• This, together with the fact that the palanquin was frequently tilted to a considerable angle, and that the bearers seemed to be finding some difficulty in retaining their footing, convinced him that they must be descending the other side of the range of hills which he knew he would have had to cross if he had been allowed to continue his journey to Yong-wol. —  A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas
• I was tired--one soon wearies in that climate; the light was dim and solemn; and the chant of the bearers, by its monotony, helped to lull me into a sound slumber, for which the palanquin is always an agreeable cradle; and thus, in deep sleep, I was borne onwards, till the halt, to which my bearers at last came, roused me; and with a very dim recollection of where I was, I started and awoke. —  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 Volume 18, New Series, September 11, 1852
• Suddenly there appeared before them a palanquin--a dignified ecclesiastic seated in it--attended by footmen, while further on were seen several cavaliers, some in military uniforms, with a couple of naval cocked hats rising in their midst. —  The Three Lieutenants

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