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   Lanier (?), n. [F. lanière. 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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    Lanner (?), n. f. Lanneret (?), 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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