dossard

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dossard

\do.saʁ\

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De dos avec le suffixe -ard.

noun dossards

Morceau de tissu que portent les participants d'une compétition sportive par-dessus leur tenue, sur lequel est inscrit dans le dos, et souvent sur la poitrine, leur numéro d'ordre ou d'identification. Liane rajusta son dossard de coton, qui portait le numéro 9.

In English

bib sports: piece of material carrying the bib number
dossard bib attached to the back of a cyclist’s shirt that carries the cyclist’s race nu

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"dossard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/dossard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dossard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/dossard

Chicago

"dossard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/dossard.

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@misc{dossard_2026,
  title = {dossard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/dossard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}