1) Seat carried on poles
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means of transportation consisting of a covered chair to which two long poles were attached, carried by chairmen.
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Portable enclosed chair for one person, used by the upper classes in Britain and France during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The chair was fixed on poles on either side and carried by two men. A person could be carried from one house to another without setting foot outside. When not in use, sedans were kept in the entrance hall of large houses...
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Enclosed chair for one passenger carried on poles by two or more bearers. Introduced into England by Sanders Duncombe in 1634, by the 18th century it was the equivalent of a one-person taxi. The...
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Portable enclosed chair for one person, used by the upper classes in Britain and France during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The chair was fixed on poles on either side and carried by two men. A person could be carried from one house to another without setting foot outside. When not in use, sedans were kept in the entrance hall of large houses …...
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a 17th.- 18th.Century vehicle seating one and carried by 2 chairmen with poles
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noun a closed litter for one passenger
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Enclosed chair for one passenger carried on poles by two or more bearers. Introduced into England by Sanders Duncombe in 1634, by the 18th century it was the equivalent of a one-person taxi. The name derives from an Italian dialect word for seat, rather than from the French town of Sedan
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