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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Lanier

/lən-ĭr'/ · Lan·ier · IPA /ˈleɪnjə(ɹ)/
01 n. A thong of leather; a whip lash.
  1. 1.
    A thong of leather; a whip lash.[Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like.