either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
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a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person
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set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
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Pannier \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.
He seems torn between the 1960s ingenue look and the l8th century of Marie-Antoinette, topping dressy, skimpy minis with big satin and taffeta embroidered pannier skirts.