| 释义 |
pannier1 /panˈyər or panˈi-ər/ noun- A provision-basket
- A basket carried on one's back
- One of a pair of baskets slung over a pack animal's back or over the rear wheel of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc
- A sculptured basket (architecture)
- A system of hoops formerly used for spreading out a woman's dress at the hips
- The part spread out in this way
- A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, when filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting dykes, embankments, etc
- A covered basket of medicines and surgical instruments (military)
- Hence (blunderingly) an ambulance (military)
ORIGIN: Fr panier, from L pānārium a breadbasket, from pānis bread pannˈiered adjective pannier2 /panˈyər or -i-ər/ noun An informal name for a robed waiter in the Inns of Court ORIGIN: Origin unknown |