English Explanatory Dictionary

dossard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒsɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dossard.wav /ˈdɑsɑɹ/

Word forms

dossard dossards

Etymology

Borrowed from French dossard, from dos (“back (of a person)”) (ultimately from Latin dorsum (“back of the body”), further etymology uncertain) + -ard (suffix forming nouns indicating things belonging to or representing particular classes or sorts).

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