andor

plural andors · alternative andas · alternative andola

1. IndiahistoricalSynonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair.

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   P. della Valle writes in the same strain: "And these two, the palankins and the andors [a kind of doli] also differ from one another, for in the andor the cane which sustains it is, as it is in the reti, straight; whereas in the palankin, for the greater convenience of the inmate, and to give more room for raising his head, the cane is arched upwards like this, _∩_..."

   1916 July, Henry Yule & al., "Padre Maestro Fray Seb. Manrique in Bengal (1628–Sept. 11, 1629)", Bengal Past & Present, Vol. XIII, No. 25, p. 32

   Synonyms: dandy or hammock litter

2. IndiaarchaicSynonym of palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter.

   1552. — "The Moors all were on foot, and their Captain was a valiant Turk, who as being their Captain, for the honour of the thing was carried in an Andor [i.e. a takhtrawan] on the shoulders of 4 men, from which he gave his orders as if he were on horseback." — Barros, II. vi. viii.

   1886, Henry Yule & al., Hobson-Jobson, s.v. "andor"

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   1498. — "After two days had passed he... came to the factory in an andor [i.e. a chowpaul] which men carried on their shoulders, and these... consist of great canes which are bent overhead and arched, and from these are hung certain cloths of a half fathom wide, and a fathom and a half long, and at the ends are pieces of wood to bear the cloth which hangs from the cane; and laid over the cloth there is a great mattrass of the same size, and this all made of silk-stuff wrought with gold-thread, and with many decorations and fringes and tassels; whilst the ends of the cane are mounted with silver, all very gorgeous, and rich, like the lords who travel so." — Correa, i. 102.

   1886, Henry Yule & al., Hobson-Jobson, s.v. "andor"

   Synonyms: palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter

3. PortugalCatholicismSynonym of litter, used in religious processions of saints' figurines.

   Synonyms: litter, used in religious processions of saints' figurines