kago

noun kagos · kago · cango · kango

1. historical An open and suspended Japanese style of sedan chair. There are two sorts of palanquin, the norimon and the cango. The former, which requires four bearers for long journeys, is a large, heavy box, in which one may sit with tolerable comfort. The sides are in lacquered wood, and contain two sliding doors. Although this norimon is, par excellence, the ve
2. historical Any Japanese litter, inclusive of norimonos and other styles. With the long kagos, three coolies are always used, and sometimes four.