sedan chair
an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Origin of sedan chair
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How to use sedan chair in a sentence
This cross between a wheelbarrow and a sedan-chair was supported and trundled along the street by four bearers.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeSeveral liveried servants entered, and then a sedan chair was borne in by appropriately dressed dogs.
Minnie's Pet Dog | Madeline LeslieBesides the litter in which the passenger reclined a sedan chair was common in which he sat erect.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonHaving carefully dressed, Chopin made his way to Dr. Kreyssig's in a sedan-chair.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksIn an hour woman, sedan chair, lantern would all be beneath a level plain of sand.
Six Women | Victoria Cross
British Dictionary definitions for sedan chair
a closed chair for one passenger, carried on poles by two bearers. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th centuries: Sometimes shortened to: sedan
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