单词 | pedal pusher |
释义 | > as lemmaspedal pusher pedal pusher n. (a) a cyclist; (b) originally U.S. (in plural) short trousers worn by girls or women, reaching just below the knee and suitable for wearing when cycling. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist bicycler1869 bicyclist1869 cycler1876 cyclist1877 pedaller1881 wheelman1881 biker1883 wheeler1886 pedal pusher1912 push-cyclist1912 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [adjective] > trousers > types of un-codpieced1580 canioned1607 braceless1859 bell-bottom1882 broad-beamed1883 kneed1887 bell-bottomed1891 fall-front1899 stagged1902 pegged1905 pedal pusher1912 pipestem1915 drainpipe1930 chino1943 anti-g1945 low-rise1948 cuffless1957 low-riding1958 hip-hugging1968 plus twos1977 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > (suitable) for specific purpose > for cycling pedal pusher1912 pedaller1945 1912 Bulletin (Sydney) 15 Aug. 16/4 He bases his arguments for its [sc. the war-bike's] abounding uselessness on his experience..with a pedal-pusher corps. 1944 Life 28 Aug. 65/2 When college girls took to riding bicycles in slacks, they first rolled up one trouser leg, then rolled up both. This..has now produced a trim variety of long shorts, called ‘pedal pushers’. 1953 Power & Pedal 21 (caption) Why be a pedal pusher? 1998 N.Y. Times 3 Mar. a19/2 Cropped pants–whether capris, pedal pushers or toreadors–are back in force for spring. < as lemmas |
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