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pannier |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pannier \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pannier n 1: a large wicker basket (usually one of a pair) 2: set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
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