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PRONUNCIATION OF SEDAN CHAIR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEDAN CHAIR

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Sedan chair is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEDAN CHAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sedan chair

Litter (vehicle)

The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of litter vehicles include lectica, kiệu, sedan chair, litera, palanquin, jiao , liteira, wo , gama, koshi, ren and kago and tahtırevan, Sänfte. Smaller litters may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more men, some being enclosed for protection from the elements. Larger litters, for example those of the Chinese emperors, may resemble small rooms upon a platform borne upon the shoulders of a dozen or more men. To most efficiently carry a litter, porters will attempt to transfer the load to their shoulders, either by placing the carrying poles upon their shoulders, or the use of a yoke to transfer the load from the carrying poles to the shoulder.

Definition of sedan chair in the English dictionary

The definition of sedan chair in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEDAN CHAIR

sedan
sedate
sedated
sedately
sedateness
sedation
sedative
Seddon
Sedecias
sedent
sedentarily
sedentariness
sedentary
Seder
sederunt
sedge
sedge fly
sedge warbler
sedged
sedgeland

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEDAN CHAIR

armchair
bedchair
camp chair
camping chair
chair
dining chair
director´s chair
easy chair
electric chair
hair
high chair
highchair
in the chair
pushchair
rocking chair
Silverchair
swivel chair
take the chair
the chair
the electric chair
wheelchair

Synonyms and antonyms of sedan chair in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sedan chair» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEDAN CHAIR

Find out the translation of sedan chair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sedan chair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sedan chair» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花轿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silla de manos
570 millions of speakers

English

sedan chair
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पालकी कुर्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرسي سيدان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

носилки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liteira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পালকি চেয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaise à porteurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerusi sedan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sänfte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セダンチェア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kursi sedan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghế một người ngồi hai người khiêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேடன் நாற்காலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चार किंवा अधिक माणसांसाठी असलेली बैठक अध्यक्ष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sedan sandalyesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

portantina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sedan krzesło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

носилки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scaun sedan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φορείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draagstoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bärstol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sedan stol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sedan chair

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEDAN CHAIR»

The term «sedan chair» is regularly used and occupies the 95.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sedan chair
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEDAN CHAIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sedan chair» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sedan chair» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sedan chair

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEDAN CHAIR»

Discover the use of sedan chair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sedan chair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
With its ivory background, colorful designs, golden railings, and crimson lining the sedan chair model forms an attractive decoration for a mantelpiece, bookcase , cabinet, or desk. EFGHED at, endured, accepted by royalty, and finally adopted  ...
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Popular Science
f HI HILE the model of Marie Leszczynska's sedan chair described in a preceding article (P.S.M., Sept. '30, p. 73) is beautiful enough in its own right to make an attractive ornament for the home, yet its interest is increased many- fold if the figure ...
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Beyond the Neon Lights: Everyday Shanghai in the Early ...
furies sedan chairs were available for rent by the public. There were a number of sedan chair stations (jiaohang) in the walled city where one could hire the conveyances. This service continued after Shanghai had become a treaty port. In fact ...
Hanchao Lu, 1999
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Street Culture in Chengdu: Public Space, Urban Commoners, ...
the street," sedan-chair carriers in Chengdu behaved in a way that expressed dissatisfaction with their living and working conditions and, indirectly, protested their oppression. Nevertheless, like their powerless counterparts in Beijing, they did ...
Di Wang, 2003
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Traditional Chinese Stories: Themes and Variations
Then she came out and got into the sedan chair, leaving a few instructions for her husband. The two bearers carried the sedan chair straight to the front of the prince's residence, and Kuo Li went in first. The prince was waiting in the main hall.
Yau-Woon Ma, Joseph S. M. Lau, 1986
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Officialdom Unmasked
In my humble opinion, my lord should still use the same sedan chair as before. It will not be too late when the formal document arrives. Besides, for the sake of prestige, it does nOt look good for us to borrow from other people.' 'In my view, this ...
T.L. Yang, 2001
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A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and ...
4744 THE OLD SEDAN-CHAIR « What's not destroyed by Time's devouring Hand ? Where's Troy, — and where's the May-Pole in the Strand ? >' — Bramston's <Art of Politicks.* It stands in the stable-yard, under the eaves, Propped up by a ...
Charles Dudley Warner, 2008
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The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary China
The mother of a son who refused to be married with the sedan chair followed by a parade of the dowry was very angry that the bride did not even ' have the decency to arrive properly'. She said that she was aware of the advantage of the new ...
Elisabeth Croll, Elisabeth J. Croll, 1981
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Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary
693 tg-* °r ft; tg-ftSj i-hiiir bearers. ig.j. or — ffi *g-HP or — * #!; • f a sedan-chair, fg #1 the short pole used when there are four chair bearers. $g ft or ffi |V- sedan- chair poles. 5*g fljjthe space under the seat of a sedan-chair, .jig ffc-^- a curtain to  ...
Robert Henry Mathews, Minyuan Wang, Yuen Ren Chao, 1943
10
Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd Ed
Western-style lantern (square glass lantern) 60. umbrella for rider 61. horse of high-ranking Manchu official 62. string musicians 63. young boy 64. young novice carrying the streamers which harbor the soul 65. glass lantern 66. sedan chair for ...
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEDAN CHAIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sedan chair is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seiler: A rising tide lifts all litters
This bill incentivizes the production and purchase of sedan chairs and litters by exempting from state sales tax all receipts on the purchase of such a transport ... «Albany Times Union, Apr 15»
2
East meets west and city's great gardening past in Manchester Art …
“From the sedan chair (a bespoke, gold-embellished Japanese example made for a family in the early 1800s) - which reminds me of my mother, who used to say ... «Manchester Evening News, Apr 15»
3
Worshipers throw themselves into Taiwan harbor for good luck
Local residents carried sedan chairs with bright miniature statues of the Taoist god Kai Chang perched on top as they ran and jumped from the pier into the ... «i24news, Mar 15»
4
Son pays tribute to town's former Mayor
“We first decided to do it after the Guardian put an appeal out for Sedan chair men and 'Jack in the Green' and I fancied being the 'Jack in the Green' but we ... «Knutsford Guardian, Feb 15»
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Shirtless male gladiators carry David Walliams in sedan chair for BGT
Share on Twitter Share on Google+. Four shirtless male models in sexy gladiator-style attire, carrying a red regal sedan with a Britain's Got Talent judge inside. «Digital Spy UK, Feb 15»
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neri&hu's sedan chair for classicon visually wraps seat shell over …
neri&hu define their 'sedan' chair for classicon, by visually emphasizing the way in which the seat shell wraps over the wooden frame like a cover. projecting ... «Designboom, Feb 15»
7
Knutsford end two centuries of narrow pavements made for Lady …
But she often avoided confrontations on Knutsford's narrow pavements by taking to her sedan chair, which can still be seen in the town's heritage centre. «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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Colourful pharaohs rule in annual Sedan Chair Race on The Peak
Eris Lau Ching, director of the Sedan Chair Charities Fund that organised the race, said she was not surprised. "As our event is for charities, we do not wish to ... «South China Morning Post, Oct 14»
9
Dan Rivers wins shooting gold in rifle three positions for England
David Luckman is carried in a sedan chair after winning Commonwealth Games gold in the Queen's Prize event. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Jul 14»
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From the archive, 14 May 1929: A glimpse into the world of sedan
When, among a list of advertisements, my eye fell upon "a sedan chair for sale," it thrilled me. It appealed to that sentiment of love for old-world graces and ... «The Guardian, May 14»

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