Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pannier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pannier \Pan"nier\, n. [F. panier, fr. L. panarium a bread
basket, fr. panis bread. Cf. {Pantry}.]
1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in
pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an
ass --Hudibras.
2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by
archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.
4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand
their dresses; a kind of bustle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pannier
n 1: a large wicker basket (usually one of a pair)
2: set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
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