velocipede /vi-losˈi-pēd/ noun- An early form of bicycle, orig one propelled by the feet on the ground
- A swift-footed person (obsolete)
adjective Swift of foot intransitive verb To ride a velocipede ORIGIN: Fr vélocipède, from L vēlōx, -ōcis swift, and pēs, pedis foot velocipēˈdean or velocipēˈdian noun and adjective velocˈipēder (or /-pēdˈ/) noun velocipedestrian /-pi-desˈtri-ən/ noun and adjective (obsolete) velocˈipēdist (or /-pēdˈ/) noun |