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Apron

//ˈeɪ.pɹən// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.

    "She tied an apron around her waist before cooking dinner."

  2. 2
    a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing wordnet
  3. 3
    The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.
  4. 4
    a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used wordnet
  5. 5
    A hard surface bordering a structure or area.; The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.

    "The plane was parked on the airport apron."

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  1. 6
    the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) wordnet
  2. 7
    A hard surface bordering a structure or area.; The spreading end of a driveway.
  3. 8
    (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green wordnet
  4. 9
    A hard surface bordering a structure or area.; The paved area below the yellow line on a racetrack.
  5. 10
    A hard surface bordering a structure or area.; The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.
  6. 11
    A hard surface bordering a structure or area.; The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
  7. 12
    A hard surface bordering a structure or area.; A large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table.
  8. 13
    A raised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet.
  9. 14
    The sides of a tree's canopy.
  10. 15
    The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
  11. 16
    A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.
Verb
  1. 1
    To cover with, or as if with, an apron. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Rebracketing of napron (a napron → an apron), from Middle English naperoun, napron, apron, from Old French napperon, diminutive of nappe (“tablecloth”), from Latin mappa (“napkin”). For other similar cases of rebracketing, see adder, daffodil, newt, nickname, orange, trickle, umpire.

Etymology 2

Rebracketing of napron (a napron → an apron), from Middle English naperoun, napron, apron, from Old French napperon, diminutive of nappe (“tablecloth”), from Latin mappa (“napkin”). For other similar cases of rebracketing, see adder, daffodil, newt, nickname, orange, trickle, umpire.

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