pannier — or panier [pan′yər, pan′ē ər] n. [ME panier < MFr < L panarium, breadbasket < panis, bread: see FOOD] a large basket; specif., a) a wicker basket for carrying loads on the back b) either of a pair of baskets hung across the back of a… … English World dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pannier — (n.) late 13c., large basket for provisions, from O.Fr. panier, from L. panarium bread basket, from panis bread (see FOOD (Cf. food)) … Etymology dictionary
pannier — ► NOUN 1) a bag or box fitted on either side of the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle. 2) a basket, especially each of a pair carried by a beast of burden. 3) historical part of a skirt looped up round the hips and supported on a frame.… … English terms dictionary
Pannier — Champagne Pannier Logo Champagne Pannier Logo de Champagne Pannier … Wikipédia en Français
Pannier — This is about a type of luggage. For other uses of the word, see Pannier (disambiguation). A pannier (IPAEng|ˈpæniɚ) is a basket, bag, or similar container, carried in pairs either slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to a… … Wikipedia
pannier — [13] Etymologically, a pannier is something for carrying ‘bread’ in. It comes via Old French pannier from Latin pānārium ‘breadbasket’, a derivative of pānis ‘bread’. This originally meant simply ‘food’ (it came from the same ultimate source as… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
pannier — [[t]pæ̱niə(r)[/t]] panniers 1) N COUNT 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. 2) N COUNT A pannier is a large basket or bag, usually one of two that… … English dictionary
pannier — UK [ˈpænɪə(r)] / US [ˈpænɪər] noun [countable] Word forms pannier : singular pannier plural panniers a) one of a pair of bags or boxes fitted to a bicycle or motorcycle and used for carrying things b) one of a pair of baskets that an animal… … English dictionary
pannier — [13] Etymologically, a pannier is something for carrying ‘bread’ in. It comes via Old French pannier from Latin pānārium ‘breadbasket’, a derivative of pānis ‘bread’. This originally meant simply ‘food’ (it came from the same ultimate source as… … Word origins