I. noun
or pan·ier ˈpanyə(r), -nēə-
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English panier, from Middle French panier, pannier, from Latin panarium, pannarium, from panis bread — more at food
1.
a. : a large basket (as for provisions) ; especially : a wicker basket often used in pairs and carried over the back of a beast of burden or on the shoulders of a person
b. : a pack consisting of two bags or cases for carriage by a pack animal or person
2. : corbeil 1
3.
a. : a covered basket holding surgical instruments and medicines for a military ambulance
b. : a conical basket with a pole passing through its axis that can be filled with stones and used as an anchor in bridge and pontoon laying
c. : a shield of basketry set in the ground and formerly used by archers
4.
a. : one of a pair of hoops (as of steel or whalebone) formerly used to expand women's skirts at the sides
b. : an overskirt draped or looped at the sides for a similar effect
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II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably short for pannierman
: a table waiter (as formerly at the Inner Temple, London)
III. noun
: a usually double pack or basket hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)