palanquin
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Towards the other end of the painting, his cavalry is attacking Company forces on both sides as they form a square around an injured Bailie, who is in a palanquin.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2022
He seems to have no desire for the trappings of luxury, eschewing the apparently traditional palanquin for his trips about town and showing little interest in the lavish feasts put in front of him.
From The Verge ● Jan. 13, 2022
I recommend a sedan chair or a palanquin, depending on income level.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2018
Cersei’s is a gilded palanquin carried by servants; Tyrion’s is a crate with scuzzy air holes.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 12, 2015
One woman began to wail about a brother who had died at Daznak’s Pit, another of the damage to her palanquin.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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