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lanner |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lanier \Lan"ier\, n. [F. lani[`e]re. See {Lanyard}.] [Written also {lanner}, {lanyer}.] 1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by and the like --Fairholt. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lanner \Lan"ner\, n. f. Lanneret \Lan"ner*et\, n. m.[F. lanier, OF also lasnier. Cf {Lanyard}.] (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed falcon ({Falco lanarius}), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon.
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