bicycle face
bicycle face noun: a deformation or strained appearance of the face, said to result from riding a bicycle.
Noun
bicycle face (countable and uncountable, plural bicycle faces)
- A deformation or strained appearance of the face, said to result from riding a bicycle.
- A writer in the Christian Intelligencer says that the true explanation of the bicycle face has not yet been given by the doctors […]1895, Medical Record, page 308
- To him also belongs the distinction of originating the term "bicycle face," which has been so generally adopted to express the anxious, strained look many bicyclists wear. The hidden dangers of the exercise, in the opinion of Dr. Shadwell, threaten women, and more particularly young women […]1897, Medical Record, volume 52, page 90
Forms of bicycle face
| plural | bicycle faces |
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Origin of bicycle face
Coined by Dr. Arthur Shadwell.
Questions about bicycle face
- What does bicycle face mean?
- Bicycle face means a deformation or strained appearance of the face, said to result from riding a bicycle.
- What part of speech is bicycle face?
- Bicycle face is a noun.
- What is the plural of bicycle face?
- The plural of bicycle face is bicycle faces.
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