What does draisienne mean?
Draisienne means (historical, cycling) dandy-horse, hobby horse.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical, cycling) dandy-horse, hobby horse.
I looked to the right, where velocipedes with huge art-nouveau wheels and draisiennes with their flat, scooterlike bars evoked gentlemen in stovepipe hats, knights of progress pedaling through the Bois de Boulogne.
Use draisienne when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Draisienne means (historical, cycling) dandy-horse, hobby horse.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I looked to the right, where velocipedes with huge art-nouveau wheels and draisiennes with their flat, scooterlike bars evoked gentlemen in stovepipe hats, knights of progress pedaling through the Bois de Boulogne.
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