sedan chair

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

Origin of sedan chair

First recorded in 1740–50

secy, sec−1, sed, sedalia, sedan, sedan chair, sedarim, sedate, sedation, sedative, seddon

It is a frowsy kind 260 of sedan-chair on wheels, with greasy leather curtains and cushions.

My Miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 2) |Wilkie Collins
What the palankeen was to India the sedan-chair is to China.

How to Travel |Thomas W. Knox
Instead of the coach a sedan-chair had carried off the fugitive towards the right, in the direction of the city.

Garrick's Pupil |Auguston Filon
The next sufferer who appeared from the sedan-chair was the Count of Atouquia.

The Prime Minister |W.H.G. Kingston

When all was ready, he entered a sedan-chair or palanquin magnificently carved and painted.

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) |Henri Mouhot

sedan chair

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