Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lanier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lanier \Lan"ier\, n. [F. lani[`e]re. See {Lanyard}.] [Written
also {lanner}, {lanyer}.]
1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold
the shield by, and the like. --Fairholt.
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