sedan chair

noun

1. an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.

sedan chair

noun

1. a closed chair for one passenger, carried on poles by two bearers. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th centuries Sometimes shortened tosedan

Word History and Origins

Origin of sedan chair¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

This cross between a wheelbarrow and a sedan-chair was supported and trundled along the street by four bearers.

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Several liveried servants entered, and then a sedan chair was borne in by appropriately dressed dogs.

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Besides the litter in which the passenger reclined a sedan chair was common in which he sat erect.

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Having carefully dressed, Chopin made his way to Dr. Kreyssig's in a sedan-chair.

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In an hour woman, sedan chair, lantern would all be beneath a level plain of sand.

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