Pan"nier (?), n. [F. panier, fr. L. panarium a bread basket, fr. panis bread. Cf. Pantry.]
1.
A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass
Hudibras.
2. Mil. Antiq.
A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
3.
A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.
4.
A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle.
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