apron

nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈeɪ.pɹən//
//ˈeɪ.pəɹn//

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.

noun

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.
The carpenter wore a leather apron full of tools.
2
The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.
3
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.
4
A hard surface bordering a structure or area. The spreading end of a driveway.
5
A hard surface bordering a structure or area. The paved area below the yellow line on a racetrack.
6
A hard surface bordering a structure or area. The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.
7
A hard surface bordering a structure or area. The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
8
A hard surface bordering a structure or area. A large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table.
9
A raised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet.
10
The sides of a tree's canopy.
11
The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
12
A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.

Etymology

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.

verb

1
To cover with, or as if with, an apron.

Forms

plural: aprons
past tense: aproned
past participle: aproned
present participle: aproning
third person singular: aprons

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