pannier

or pan·ier (pănˈyər, -ē-ər)

1. A large wicker basket, especially:
   a. One of a pair of baskets carried on the shoulders of a person or on either side of a pack animal.
   b. A basket carried on a person's back.
2. A basket or pack, usually one of a pair, that fastens to the rack of a bicycle and hangs over the side of one of the wheels.
3. a. A framework of wire, bone, or other material formerly used to expand a woman's skirt at the hips.
   b. A skirt or an overskirt puffed out at the hips.

Related Forms:

• panˈniered adjective