apron

Meaning

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. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
4. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
5. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
6. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
7. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
8. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
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.

Verb

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

Synonyms

pinafore

forestage

proscenium

bib

skirt

petticoat

pinny

proscenia

ramp

flap

endless belt

flapper

guard

💂

landslide

lap

lip

napkin

pitching

run-up

siding

underskirt

band conveyer

belt conveyer

earth slide

overskirt

front cover

sandur

sedimentary apron

sediment apron

subsea apron

guard board

land slip

protecting cap

splash board

back plate

bumper plate

rhone streber

lopukni [hhll

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frontal apron

marginal plain

wash plain

morainal plain

outwash apron

morainal apron

frontal plain

outwash plain

overwashplain

hill creep

protection-apron

Translations

tablier

Schürze

delantal

grembiule

schort

davantal

avental

voorschoot

ποδιά

boezelaar

sloof

grembiale

mandil

Schurz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.pɹən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: naperoun

In summary

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.