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apron

/ˈeɪpɹən/

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What does apron mean?

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.
  2. The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.
  3. The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.
More meanings (10)

noun

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

verb

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

/ˈeɪpɹən/

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The little, lop-sided cake at the church supper, the cheapest pincushion, the skimpiest apron at the bazaar, were always Mrs. Archie’s contribution.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
“Yes. Let’s have it again, stranger,” said the glazier, a stout, bucket-headed man, with a white apron rolled up round his waist.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
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Betteredge, attired for the occasion in a fisherman’s red cap, and an apron of green baize, met us in the outer hall.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
Putting her apron over her head and her arms, she hurried again to the side garden, to the window of the kitchen.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
Stepping out into the hall, he saw standing there a good-looking woman, in a white apron, who made a very pretty courtesy.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241