pannier

pannier
    n 1: either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel
         of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
    2: a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of
       burden or on by a person
    3: set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
    

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.
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   2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by
      archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
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   3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.
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   4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand
      their dresses; a kind of bustle.
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