Lexicographical Neighbors of Palkis
Literary usage of Palkis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Picturesque India: A Handbook for European Travellers by William Sproston Caine (1891)
"It is an eight mile climb to Matheran, but by writing the day before to an official
known as " the Superintendent" at Matheran, ponies or palkis with ..."
2. A Glimpse of India: Being a Collection of Extracts from the Letters Dr by Clara A. Swain (1909)
"We descended from the elephant as quickly as possible and got into our palkis
and closed the doors. When the wind quieted a little we told the men to go on, ..."
3. Jungle Life in India: Or, The Journeys and Journals of an Indian Geologist by Valentine Ball (1880)
"... after dinner continued our journey in palkis to Gopalpur. During the night
the bearers of one of the palkis encountered a ..."
4. The Prema-Sâgara: Or, Ocean of Love by Kavi Lal, Chaturbhuja Miṣra, kavi Lallū Lālu, Frederic Pincott, Edward Backhouse Eastwick (1897)
"... and had yoked splendid and glittering two-wheeled cars and chariots, and caused
to be braced up and brought splendid easy chairs, palkis, litters, ..."
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