Palankeen

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Palanquin \Pal`an*quin"\, n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim,
     Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr.
     parya[.n]ka, palya[.n]ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E.
     pref. peri-) + a[.n]ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E.
     angle fishing tackle. Cf. {Palkee}.]
     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. [Written also {palankeen}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palankeen
       n : a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
           [syn: {palanquin}]