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andor
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From Portuguese andor, from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”). Compare dooly from Sanskrit दुल् (dul) via Hindi.
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Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair.
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 r
Similar: dandy or hammock litter
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Synonym of palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter.
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
Similar: palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter
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Synonym of litter, used in religious processions of saints' figurines.
Similar: litter, used in religious processions of saints' figurines
Talk about this word "andor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/andor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. andor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/andor "andor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/andor.Cite this
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