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- [pan-yer, -ee-er]
- /ˈpæn yər, -i ər/
- /ˈpæn.i.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan-yer, -ee-er]
- /ˈpæn yər, -i ər/
Definitions of pannier word
- noun pannier a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc. 1
- noun pannier a basket for carrying on a person's back, or one of a pair to be slung across the back of a beast of burden. 1
- noun pannier a similar type of bag, usually one of a pair, fastened over a bicycle's rear wheel. 1
- noun pannier (on a dress, skirt, etc.) a puffed arrangement of drapery at the hips. 1
- noun pannier an oval framework formerly used for distending the skirt of a woman's dress at the hips. 1
- noun pannier bag on a bicycle or mule 1
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Origin of pannier
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English panier < Middle French < Latin pānārium breadbasket, equivalent to pān(is) bread + -ārium -ary; see -ier2
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Parts of speech for Pannier
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pannier popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pannier
noun pannier
- basket — A basket is a stiff container that is used for carrying or storing objects. Baskets are made from thin strips of materials such as straw, plastic, or wire woven together.
- creel — a wickerwork basket, esp one used to hold fish
- culottes — Culottes are knee-length women's trousers that look like a skirt.
- dirndl — a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
- kilt — any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
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