Main Entry: pan·nier

Variant(s): also pan·ier \ˈpan-yər, ˈpa-nē-ər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English panier, from Anglo-French paner, panier, from Latin panarium, from panis bread — more at food

Date: 13th century

1 : a large container: as a : a basket often carried on the back of an animal or the shoulders of a person b : one of a pair of packs or baskets hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
2 a : one of a pair of hoops formerly used to expand women's skirts at the sides b : an overskirt draped at the sides of a skirt for an effect of fullness

[pannier illustration]