About The Word Pannier
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Pannier
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What's The Definition Of Pannier?
[n] set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
[n] a large wicker basket (usually one of a pair) Synonyms | Synonyms for Pannier: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pannier: See Also | hoop | wicker basket Pannier In Webster's Dictionary \Pan"nier\, n. [F. panier, fr. L. panarium a bread
basket, fr. panis bread. Cf. {Pantry}.]
1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in
pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an
ass --Hudibras.
2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by
archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.
4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand
their dresses; a kind of bustle.
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