PANNIER


Meaning of PANNIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also pan·ier ˈpan-yər, ˈpa-nē-ər

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

]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.