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