lanier
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Lan·ier
n.
[F. lanière. See Lanyard.]
[Written also lanner, lanyer.]
1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like. Fairholt.
