Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chain-driven bicycle: so first named in France, to distinguish such bicycles from the high-wheel type which preceded them.
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Examples
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The diminutive bicyclette appeared a decade later, initially named for its less gargantuan wheels.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The diminutive bicyclette appeared a decade later, initially named for its less gargantuan wheels.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Eventually, bicyclette replaced the French word bicycle.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Eventually, bicyclette replaced the French word bicycle.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Bien sur c'est la bicyclette! ... et aussi les rideaux et l'arbre ...... (grand soupir, aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh)
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Est-ce que c'est l'ombre d'une bicyclette dans le photo des chiens "dorees"?
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"La vie est comme une bicyclette, il faut avancer pour ne pas perdre l'équilibre."
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In this sense, the bars are sort of the apple in that famous Magritte painting: "Ceci n'est pas une bicyclette."
Hitting the Road: Unhooking the BRA BikeSnobNYC 2010
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"La vie est comme une bicyclette, il faut avancer pour ne pas perdre l'équilibre."
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Est-ce que c'est l'ombre d'une bicyclette dans le photo des chiens "dorees"?
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