sedan chair

noun

an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Origin of sedan chair

First recorded in 1740–50

Words nearby sedan chair

securocrat, secy, SED, Sedalia, sedan, sedan chair, Sedarim, sedate, sedation, sedative, Seddon

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Example sentences from the Web for sedan chair

It is a frowsy kind 260 of sedan-chair on wheels, with greasy leather curtains and cushions.
My Miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Wilkie Collins
What the palankeen was to India the sedan-chair is to China.
How to Travel|Thomas W. Knox
Instead of the coach a sedan-chair had carried off the fugitive towards the right, in the direction of the city.
Garrick's Pupil|Auguston Filon
The next sufferer who appeared from the sedan-chair was the Count of Atouquia.
The Prime Minister|W.H.G. Kingston

When all was ready, he entered a sedan-chair or palanquin magnificently carved and painted.
Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2)|Henri Mouhot

British Dictionary definitions for sedan chair

sedan chair

noun

a closed chair for one passenger, carried on poles by two bearers. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th centuriesSometimes shortened to: sedan

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单词	sedan chair
释义	sedan chair noun an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries. Origin of sedan chair First recorded in 1740–50 Words nearby sedan chair securocrat, secy, SED, Sedalia, sedan, sedan chair, Sedarim, sedate, sedation, sedative, Seddon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sedan chair It is a frowsy kind 260 of sedan-chair on wheels, with greasy leather curtains and cushions. My Miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|Wilkie Collins What the palankeen was to India the sedan-chair is to China. How to Travel\|Thomas W. Knox Instead of the coach a sedan-chair had carried off the fugitive towards the right, in the direction of the city. Garrick's Pupil\|Auguston Filon The next sufferer who appeared from the sedan-chair was the Count of Atouquia. The Prime Minister\|W.H.G. Kingston When all was ready, he entered a sedan-chair or palanquin magnificently carved and painted. Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2)\|Henri Mouhot British Dictionary definitions for sedan chair sedan chair noun a closed chair for one passenger, carried on poles by two bearers. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th centuriesSometimes shortened to: sedan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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