palkee
- a variation of palki.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Well, then, I will send the palkee for you; but do not be late, my dear, for dinner."
From Vellenaux A Novel by Forrest, E. W. (Edmund William)
But to bid adieu for ever to one’s palkee is a severe trial; and no wonder, for to a man not in a hurry it is the most luxurious and independent means of travelling conceivable.
From A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home by Oliphant, Laurence
"And what son of a Rajah is the man in the palkee?" asked she.
From Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
In the outer verandah is an old palkee, with evidences in the tarnished gilding and frayed and tattered hangings, that it once had some pretensions to fashionable elegance.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James
There was considerable regret in camp to hear that General Staveley himself, who had been attacked at Atzala with acute rheumatism, was very much worse, and had been carried in a palkee.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
