Associations to the word «Palanquin»

Wiktionary

PALANQUIN, noun. A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.

Dictionary definition

PALANQUIN, noun. A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy