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pannier


1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass

2. 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.

Origin: F. Panier, fr. L. Panarium a bread basket, fr. Panis bread. Cf. Pantry.

Source: Websters Dictionary