kago
Americannoun
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kagos
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Etymology
Origin of kago
1855–60; < Japanese: basket, cage
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Yes, there was the absent kago, the marks of many feet where it had stood; the sheepish faces of the warriors.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
As the kago bearers ambled down the bank of the North Warigesui, O'Iwa thought she had never seen a more filthy stream than this back-water with its stale current.
From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
So he called a kago and gave the necessary directions.
From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
And lords and ladies passed by, in brave attire and great array, borne in their gilded kago.
From Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James
The kago accommodated one person and was carried by two.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley
Our friend could not take us publicly into the town, so he had us conveyed to his country-house in kagos, such as were used at Loo-Choo.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston
We found conveyances waiting for us, kagos they were called.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston
It was, therefore, impossible for any wheeled vehicle to traverse it, so that we had to use in some cases kagos, in others riding-horses.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
People who do not feel able, or who are not inclined to go up the pass on foot, are carried up in kagos, as was the case with two of our little party.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou
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