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Definition of: pannier
(pan′yər) noun
1. One of a pair of baskets adapted to be slung on both sides of a beast of burden.
2. A basket for carrying a load on the back.
3. A light framework for extending a woman's dress at the hips; also, a skirt or overskirt extended at the hips. [<MF <L panarium bread basket <panis bread]
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