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What (who) is Pannier - definition
ONE OF A PAIR OF BASKETS, BAGS, BOXES, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS
Panniers; Pannier basket; Bike bag
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pannier
¦ noun
1. a basket, especially one of a pair carried by a beast of burden.
a bag or box fitted on either side of the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle.
2. historical part of a skirt looped up round the hips and supported on a frame.
Origin
ME: from OFr. panier, from L. panarium 'bread basket'.
pannier
(panniers)
1.
A pannier is one of two bags or boxes for carrying things in, which are fixed on each side of the back wheel of a bicycle or motorbike.
N-COUNT
2.
A pannier is a large basket or bag, usually one of two that are put over an animal and used for carrying loads.
N-COUNT
Pannier
·noun A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.
II. Pannier ·noun A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
III. Pannier ·noun A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle.
IV. Pannier ·noun A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass.
Wikipedia
Pannier
A pannier is a basket, bag, box, or similar container, carried in pairs either slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to the sides of a bicycle or motorcycle. The term derives from a Middle English borrowing of the Old French panier, meaning 'bread basket'.
Examples of use of Pannier
1. He found instead a flat wine pannier of a suitable size to hold the fish and covered it with chopped ... To read the full text of this article you need to have a subscription to the online site.
2. The Tories have been told to "be the change". He said it was "absolute rubbish" to claim he had misled anyone by sending his car after him, adding that he had not been able to find a bag or pannier large enough to take his papers with him.
3. If I have papers to carry they go in a pannier on my bike and I can promise you that will never happen again." But Mr Cameron said he was not going to give up his official chauffeur because he was far too busy.