What does velocipedestrienne mean?
Velocipedestrienne means (archaic) A female velocipedestrian..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) A female velocipedestrian..
What is wanted in this respect is a dress that shall be suitable for either riding or walking. This, we think, has also been achieved, and that by a lady. Let us try to describe the dress for a velocipedestrienne.
Ladies, in riding the bicycle, commonly use the modest and appropriate costume worn by them in calisthenic exercises and in the gymnasium. Another very suitable dress for the velocipedestrienne has been thus described[…]
When a lady velocipedes she destroys all this kind of subtile interest, and thereby loosens one of the sweetest and firmest bonds of existence. Every velocipedestrienne ought to compelled to wear blue stockings.
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Velocipedestrienne means (archaic) A female velocipedestrian..
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What is wanted in this respect is a dress that shall be suitable for either riding or walking. This, we think, has also been achieved, and that by a lady. Let us try to describe the dress for a velocipedestrienne.
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