Lanner

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lanier \Lan"ier\, n. [F. lani[`e]re. See {Lanyard}.] [Written
     also {lanner}, {lanyer}.]
     1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold


        the shield by, and the like. --Fairholt.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lanner \Lan"ner\, n. f. Lanneret \Lan"ner*et\, n. m.[F. lanier,
     OF. also, lasnier. Cf. {Lanyard}.] (Zool.)
     A long-tailed falcon ({Falco lanarius}), of Southern Europe,
     Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie
     falcon.
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