apron
English

Alternative forms
- napron (obsolete)
Etymology
Rebracketing of napron (a napron → Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)), from Middle English naperoun, napron, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹən/
Audio (US) (file) - (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pəɹn/[1]
- Rhymes: -eɪpɹən
Noun
apron (plural aprons)
- 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.
- The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.
- A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
- (aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal
- The spreading end of a driveway.
- The paved area below the yellow line on a race track.
- The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station
- The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
- (pinball) A large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table.
- The sides of a tree's canopy.
- The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
- A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.
Derived terms
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Verb
apron (third-person singular simple present aprons, present participle aproning, simple past and past participle aproned)
- (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, an apron.
References
- Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9), volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.72, page 275.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Middle English
Turkish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ap‧ron
Noun
apron (definite accusative apronu, plural apronlar)
References
Further reading
Apron (havacılık) on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipedia tr