pannier
- 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.
- A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
- (historical) One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
- A breadbasket.
- (historical) A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English panere, panȝere, panyere, from Old French panier, paniere, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”). Doublet of panary.
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