Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lanner"
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lanner \Lan"ner\, n. f. Lanneret \Lan"ner*et\, n. m.[F. lanier,
OF. also, lasnier. Cf. {Lanyard}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A long-tailed falcon ({Falco lanarius}), of Southern Europe,
Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie
falcon.
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