pannier
/ˈpæn.i.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
noun
A breadbasket.
noun
A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.
Example Sentences
- "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 Capel Curig; […]."
- "Pannier literally means carrying bags slung over the back of a beast of burden — in other words, saddle bags. Front and rear bicycle touring panniers, after being attached to their carrying racks on the bicycle, become the bicycle tourist's packbags."
- "A donkey whose talent for burdens was wondrous, So much that you'd swear he rejoiced in a load, One day had to jog under panniers so ponderous, That — down the poor Donkey fell smack on the road! His owners and drivers stood round in[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English panere, panȝere, panyere, from Old French panier, paniere, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”). Doublet of panary.
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpæn.i.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/
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creelpop/soda or poke/sack/bag >
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