noun
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a piece of furniture with four legs, a flat, rectangular top to lay the bed and sleep on; a cot.
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a box-type rectangular cloth case filled with cotton, coir, feathers, down, foam, rubber, etc. used to sleep on; a bed.
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a passenger conveyance, usu. for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men; a palanquin.
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an oblong, unstitched piece of cloth, used to tie around the waist.
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the place of protection; shelter; refuge.
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a yogic posture of squating on the floor with the shanks crossing each other and the right foot resting on the left thigh and leftfoot on the right thigh.