pannier
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
a basket for carrying on a person's back, or one of a pair to be slung across the back of a beast of burden.
a similar type of bag, usually one of a pair, fastened over a bicycle's rear wheel.
(on a dress, skirt, etc.) a puffed arrangement of drapery at the hips.
an oval framework formerly used for distending the skirt of a woman's dress at the hips.
Origin of pannier
1- Also pan·ier .
Other words from pannier
- panniered, adjective
- un·pan·niered, adjective
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How to use pannier in a sentence
Hamza took down the panniers after laying his wand of sugar-cane upon the burning ground.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensAlabanda lies at the foot of two eminences, in such a manner as to present the appearance of an ass with panniers.
It was no use talking to him of panniers and loose sleeves, and lockets.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesIt would just be the very thing for Mrs. Luttridge; then she would revenge herself without mercy for the ass and her panniers.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthAfter giving him the customary good wishes, I remarked upon the excellence of the vegetables which he had in his panniers.
Aurelian | William Ware
British Dictionary definitions for pannier
/ (ˈpænɪə) /
a large basket, esp one of a pair slung over a beast of burden
one of a pair of bags slung either side of the back wheel of a motorcycle, bicycle, etc
(esp in the 18th century)
a hooped framework to distend a woman's skirt
one of two puffed-out loops of material worn drawn back onto the hips to reveal the underskirt
Origin of pannier
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