The main exception to riding on horseback, in the case of ladies or of the sick or infirm, was the use of litters attached to shafts to which two horses, one in front and one behind the litter, were harnessed.
If they did not walk, they were carried in litters (lecticae, Fig.
While drawing the hood over his head, he gazed at a procession of litters and men moving towards Lochias.
The bearers seemed to become quite bewildered, rushing madly hither and thither with their litters and vehicles, not knowing at what end to set about the profusion of work which lay before them.
A mass of pillows, mattresses, stretchers, and litters was soon waiting there, whilst Father Fourcade, Dr.
The litters and little handcarts were shaken, but there was no accident, for the porters were on the watch, and pushed back the bewildered flock which was still jostling and struggling in its eagerness to get away.
The Queen kept a large hawking establishment, and numbers of horses and mules; her stables were magnificent, and her litters and chariots branlants (suspended) lined with soft cushions and costly stuffs.
They were mounted on mules covered with trappings of crimson velvet, next rode a long train of ladies, and six hundred horses carried litters and drew waggons after them.
Louis agreed, and they set off, riding day and night, changing horses very frequently and being carried in litters when it was absolutely necessary to take a little rest.
Data obtained by me from three litters born in captivity agree with his findings.
In other litters born in captivity, adult males did not harm the other mice.
Even this, however, would hardly suffice to preserve this timid and nearly defenceless race were not several litters of five to eight young (leverets) produced by each pair annually to make good the loss from enemies and disease.
They mostly live either in hollow trees, or in crevices among the rocks, where they bring up theirlitters of little ones.
Litters were required for the wounded: trees were cut down, and the litters were made.
As soon as litters could be made for the wounded, and the killed were buried, we continued our march in an eastern direction, and in about an hour arrived at another battery, which however was not defended.
The bearers of thelitters for the sick were absolutely knocked up, and we were obliged to the sepoys for getting on as we did.
The young are produced in several litters during the year, and when born are transferred by the mother to a pouch situated in the lower front portion of her body.
They are very prolific, producing three litters a year.
Here it brings forth its young, of which there are often three or four litters a year.
On the other side of the river they found priests waiting in the great gateway with two litters that had been prepared for Juanna and Otter respectively.
No, we can walk, thank you," and he waved away the priests, who produced the littersfrom where they had hidden them under the wall.
When she saw them, her heart stood still with fear, and as they came up and laid down the litters before the doorway she was as one turned to marble, and moved neither hand nor foot.
In time she saw them returning home, and in their midst fourlitters carried on the shoulders of some.
A similar body was also prepared to conduct the littersand Sir Thomas down to the water-side.
They all, like me, had been abruptly fetched from their beds and brought thither in litterssent by Caesar.
The second hour after sunrise[113] had been fixed for their start, and before daybreak the slaves were already busied in packing the baggage mules and preparing the litters in the forecourt.
However, what I had to say is, that the litters are at the door and the young master has asked three times if his sisters were coming.
And thelitters are already awaiting your commands on deck," added the freedman.
Birth of Young Accounts in the literature of 15 litters of cottonmouths fix the time of birth as August and September.
We buried our dead, the number of whom I have also forgotten; and again made horse litters to carry our wounded, and so we put out, and returned to Fort Williams, from which place we had started.
We made some horse litters for our wounded, and took up a retreat.
The women were carried home in gaylitters by slaves with torches; and only the highest military commanders, the Persian ambassadors and a few officials, especial friends of Amasis, remained behind.
We are at the end of our journey; there are your litters and carriages waiting for you.
When the rain failed and the land was parched by drought, great processions were made in which a number of hairless dogs, common to the country, and good to eat, were carried on decorated litters to a place devoted to this use.
The adults pair promiscuously; and there appear to be three or four litters a year.
There are probably two litters of from two to eight young, born between May and September.
Several litters are produced throughout the year, varying in the number of young from five to nine; and one might expect that the species would be represented by individuals as numerous as those of the House Mouse.
Litters of Rabbits succeed one another rapidly between February and September; less frequently in the autumn and winter months.
Ordinarily these consist of from four to ten blind, deaf, and naked young; but much larger litters are on record, the highest of which we have seen a note being twenty!
It has severallitters during the year, averaging three leverets a litter.
Putting it at three littersof six as an average--eighteen in a season--we get an enormous possible increase of Shrew population.
Several litters of three or four, or even six or seven, blind and naked young are born in spring or summer; but there are also records of young being found in September or October.
The litters vary from two or three to eight, the higher numbers being those of the warmer months.
It produces four or five litters during the year, each consisting of five or six, or even up to twelve, blind and naked young which develop so rapidly that in a fortnight they are capable of independence.
The Brown Rat becomes a parent at the age of six months, and produces four or five litters in a year.
They accompanied the litters in which Antonina and Belisarius were carried.
So the litters being placed together, they got out of them and sat down, while the waves of the lake dashed among the stones which formed the facing of the earthen bank, with a pleasant refreshing murmur.
During the night before the day of proposed departure, a small party of horse arrived from Wakin-Keyra, and informed Burma that two litters with bearers would meet them at Hoonsigee.
Orme and Morris were placed on littersborne by horses.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "litters" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
