pannier vs petticoat

pannier

noun
  • One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side. 

  • A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders. 

  • A breadbasket. 

  • A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc. 

  • A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits. 

petticoat

noun
  • A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively. 

  • A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth. 

  • A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown. 

  • A woman. 

  • A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt. 

  • A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes. 

  • A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet. 

verb
  • To dress in a petticoat. 

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