Pannier

·noun A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.

II. Pannier ·noun A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.

III. Pannier ·noun A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle.

IV. Pannier ·noun A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass.