pannier


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pannier/ˈpaniə(r)/
noun
  • 1 a basket, especially one of a pair carried by a beast of burden.

    ■ a bag or box fitted on either side of the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle.

  • 2 historical part of a skirt looped up round the hips and supported on a frame.
– origin ME: from OFr. panier, from L. panarium ‘bread basket’.
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