Meaning of bicycle face | Babel Free
Definitions
A deformation or strained appearance of the face, said to result from riding a bicycle.
Examples
“A writer in the Christian Intelligencer says that the true explanation of the bicycle face⟳ has not yet been given by the doctors […]”
“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 […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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