palanquin
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Seated inside a palanquin decorated with gold and blue phoenixes, the 16-year-old bride, Wanrong, left her family’s courtyard home and was carried by a battalion of eunuch sedan-bearers through the frigid streets of Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"In India, it's said that the bride enters the husband's home carried on a palanquin and that she leaves only after her death, carried out on a funeral bier," Rao told the BBC.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
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
He helped Dany up onto the palanquin, where two tall thrones stood side by side.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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