pannier

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pannier

/ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/ UK
/ˈpæn.i.ɚ/ US
/ˈpæn.jɚ/ US

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From Middle English panere, panȝere, panyere, from Old French panier, paniere, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”). Doublet of panary.

noun panniers

A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders. Until 1785 the slates were conveyed from the quarries to the port in panniers on the backs of horses, but in that year Lord Penrhyn built a good road from the quarry to the village of Llandegai (on the Chester and Holyhead road) and also continued it in the opposite direction a further nine miles to
Similar: creelpop/soda or poke/sack/bag >
A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
Similar: corbeil
historical One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
A breadbasket.
historical A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.

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noun large basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal

Español	alforja
日本語	籠 kago
Português	alforje
Français	sacoche
Deutsch	Packtasche, Fahrradtasche
Italiano	bisaccia
Ελληνικά	καλάθι kaláthi, κάνιστρο kánistro
Română	crinolină
Русский	перемётная су́мка peremjótnaja súmka, велорюкзак velorjukzak

noun hoop used to expand a woman's skirt to either side

日本語	パニエ panie
Русский	панье́ pan'é

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@misc{pannier_2026,
  title = {pannier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pannier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}