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pannier (PAN-yer, PAN-ee-er) - n., a large basket or bag carried, usually in pairs, over the shoulders of a person, the back of a pack animal, or the back of a bicycle or motorcycle; (hist., fashion) one of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
For baskets on a person, think of them being hung on either end of a pole over the shoulder. For the skirts, think 17th and 18th centuries -- named after resemblance to the baskets. For the packs on animal or bike, that's this:
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(Like I could not use a llama pic at all possible times.) First used in the late 13th century in the form panere, from Anglo-French paner/panier/paniere, from Old French, from Latin pānārium, bread basket, from pānis, bread.
---L.
For baskets on a person, think of them being hung on either end of a pole over the shoulder. For the skirts, think 17th and 18th centuries -- named after resemblance to the baskets. For the packs on animal or bike, that's this:
Thanks, WikiMedia!
(Like I could not use a llama pic at all possible times.) First used in the late 13th century in the form panere, from Anglo-French paner/panier/paniere, from Old French, from Latin pānārium, bread basket, from pānis, bread.
---L.
