Definition of Pannier

Pan´nier
n.1.A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass
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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