Category:Pannier

Pan"nier, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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.