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Word: palanquin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stubbornness, honesty, hospitality. It was four years before he cut through ice and red tape to reach the Emperor. Yet so well did he succeed at the palace that when the British came along a few weeks later they only had to travel to the palace in Harris' palanquin to have their treaty signed in no time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Enshrined Diplomat | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

...coolies in long, black shirts, the Yale men rushed onto the stage, set up several tents, then rushed off. Several moments later, attired as Chinese bandits, viz: without shirts, they ran on again and tore down the tents. Later, they became coolies once more, bringing two lovers in a palanquin onstage; then removing them after a wedding ceremony...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TEN YALE MEN GO CHINESE AS BALLET NEEDS COOLIE EXTRAS | 11/3/1938 | See Source »

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