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Meanings of panniers in English

Women's undergarments worn in the eighteenth century that extend the width of the skirts at the side while leaving the front and back flat.

        Usage of panniers in English
        1
        They shared out the waterskins, the panniers of food, and the equipment.
        Orb Sceptre Throne
        2
        Tanda led one of the buffaloes with huge panniers on his back.
        In the Eastern Seas
        3
        She flirted up her panniers, coquettishly wiggle-waggled to the piano and sang-
        The Canadian Elocutionist / Designed for the Use of Colleges, Sc...
        4
        One carried panniers filled with money, the other sacks weighted with grain.
        Aesop's Fables / Translated by George Fyler Townsend
        5
        Our donkeys carried the panniers, and each man took his own wardrobe.
        Five Months at Anzac / A Narrative of Personal Experiences of th...
        6
        Then he emptied his mind as an overladen ass spills its panniers.
        The Grafters
        7
        People gathered around as Ayla unloaded even more from the basket panniers.
        The Mammoth Hunters
        8
        Six months ago we packed our panniers and set off on our travels.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Janie played the Fairy Godmamma in a white wig and panniers.
        They and I
        10
        They are brought packed in panniers on the backs of camels.
        Modern India
        11
        Everything was carried on horseback, in sacks or baskets called panniers.
        Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
        12
        Ayla had outfitted her earlier in harness and panniers in preparation for leaving.
        The Mammoth Hunters
        13
        Upon the beast he was going to ride were slung two ample panniers.
        Bella Donna: A Novel
        14
        One carried panniers filled with money, the other sacks of grain.
        Aesop's Fables: A New Revised Version From Original Sources
        15
        One or two made a feint to steal an egg from our panniers.
        The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
        16
        He was followed by a very small donkey laden with panniers.
        The Making Of A Novelist / An Experiment In Autobiography
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