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Definition of Sedans
1. sedan [n] - See also: sedan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sedans
Literary usage of Sedans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. China and the Chinese: A General Description of the Country and Its by John Livingston Nevius (1869)
"sedans or Kiau-ts.—Burden-bearers.—Beasts of Burden.—Mule-litters.—Productions
of the Soil.—Different Varieties of Teas.—Vegetables.—Fruits.—Implements. ..."
2. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"The "Campo," the most spacious area, will be noticed in another chapter. CHAPTER IX.
sedans.—Removing Furniture to new Dwellings.—Street " Cries."—Peddlers. ..."
3. A Book about Travelling, Past and Present by Thomas A Croal (1877)
"sedans IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. A VERY cursory examination of the histories,
memoirs, letters, and novels of last century is sufficient to show how very ..."
4. London: Or, Interesting Memorials of Its Rise, Progress, & Present State by Sholto Percy, Thomas Byerley, Reuben Percy (1824)
"... Sir Sanders Duncombe represented to the king that " in many parts beyond seas,
people are much carried in chairs that are covered, (sedans,) whereby few ..."
5. Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of by John Timbs (1855)
"... of " The Two Chairmen," recalling the sedans of Poll Mall : " Who the footman's
arrogance ran quell. Whose flambeau gilds th« sashes of Pall Mall, ..."
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