n.
Variant: also pan · ier
Pronunciation: ' pan-y ə r, ' pa-n ē - ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English panier, from Anglo-French paner, panier, from Latin panarium, from panis bread ― more at FOOD
Date: 13th century
1 : a large container: as a : a basket often carried on the back of an animal or the shoulders of a person b : one of a pair of packs or baskets hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
2 a : one of a pair of hoops formerly used to expand women's skirts at the sides b : an overskirt draped at the sides of a skirt for an effect of fullness
pannier 2b