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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
pannier n 1: either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle) 2: a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person 3: set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles. [1913 Webster] 3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London. [1913 Webster] 4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle. [1913 Webster] | ||
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