palki
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of palki
First recorded in 1670–80, palki is from the Hindi word pālkī
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The fat Dewan had come down in a palki swung from the shoulders of stout bearers, while Jean Baptiste had ridden a silver-grey Arab.
From Caste by William Alexander Fraser
They had set the palki down, and stared in open-mouthed confusion, irresolutely watching the course of events.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
A Pathan torch-bearer approached the palki, and, as luck would have it, Roger came to Mowbray at that moment to tell him that his count tallied with their reckoning.
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
He closed the curtains of his palki with an angry gesture, as though the sight of them was displeasing to him.
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
Then he wrenched the muslin curtains of the palki from their fastenings, and with the missy sahib's help his khaki was soon entirely concealed.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
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