Lan"ier (?), n. [F. laniere. See Lanyard.] [Written also lanner, lanyer.]

1.

A thong of leather; a whip lash.

[Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

2.

A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like.

Fairholt.

 

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