释义 |
pan·nier I. noun or pan·ier \ˈpanyə(r), -nēə-\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English panier, from Middle French panier, pannier, from Latin panarium, pannarium, from panis bread — more at food 1. a. : a large basket (as for provisions); especially : a wicker basket often used in pairs and carried over the back of a beast of burden or on the shoulders of a person b. : a pack consisting of two bags or cases for carriage by a pack animal or person 2. : corbeil 1 3. a. : a covered basket holding surgical instruments and medicines for a military ambulance b. : a conical basket with a pole passing through its axis that can be filled with stones and used as an anchor in bridge and pontoon laying c. : a shield of basketry set in the ground and formerly used by archers 4. a. : one of a pair of hoops (as of steel or whalebone) formerly used to expand women's skirts at the sides b. : an overskirt draped or looped at the sides for a similar effect
[pannier 4b] II. noun (-s) Etymology: probably short for pannierman : a table waiter (as formerly at the Inner Temple, London) III. noun : a usually double pack or basket hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle) |