different between pannier vs pannierlike

English

Etymology

From French panier, from Latin p?n?rium (“a bread basket”), from p?nis (“bread”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pæn.?.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?pæn.i.?/, /?pæn.j?/
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Noun

pannier (plural panniers)

1. 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.

   Coordinate term: saddlebag

   Hypernym: packbag

   • 1984 July, Backpacker, page 46:

     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.

2. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.

   Synonym: corbeil

3. (historical, fashion) One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.

   Holonym: hoop skirt

4. A breadbasket.
5. (historical, military) A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.

Derived terms

• pannierwise

Translations

Further reading

• pannier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• pannier in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

pannier +? -like

Adjective

pannierlike (comparative more pannierlike, superlative most pannierlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a pannier.