Lanier

·noun A thong of leather; a whip lash.

II. Lanier ·noun A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like.

Lanier, Sidney
(1842-1881) Miscellaneous writer, s. of a lawyer of Huguenot descent, was b. at Macon, Georgia. He ...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin