English Explanatory Dictionary

pannier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
  2. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
  3. One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
  4. A breadbasket.
  5. A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/ /ˈpæn.i.ɚ/ /ˈpæn.jɚ/ en-us-pannier.ogg en-us-pannier-2.ogg

Word forms

pannier panniers

Etymology

From Middle English panere, panȝere, panyere, from Old French panier, paniere, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”). Doublet of panary.

Synonyms

creelpop/soda or poke/sack/bag > corbeil

Related words

cacolet

Derived words

panniered pannierless pannierlike pannierman pannier tank pannierway pannierwise
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