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Webster 1913 Edition


Apron

A′pron

(ā′pŭrn or ā′prŭn; 277)
,
Noun.
[OE.
napron
, OF.
naperon
, F.
napperon
, dim. of OF.
nape
, F.
nappe
, cloth, tablecloth, LL.
napa
, fr. L.
mappa
, napkin, table napkin. See
Map
.]
1.
An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.
2.
Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron;
as,
(a)
The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
(b)
A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot.
“The weather being too hot for the apron.”
Hughes.
(c)
(Gun.)
A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon.
(d)
(Shipbuilding)
A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel.
Totten
.
(e)
A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut.
(f)
A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.
(g)
(Mech.)
The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer.
(h)
(Plumbing)
A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing.
(i)
(Zool.)
The infolded abdomen of a crab.

Webster 1828 Edition


Apron

A'PRON

,
Noun.
1.
A cloth or piece of leather worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean, or defend them from injury.
2.
The fat skin covering the belly of a goose.
3.
In gunnery, a flat piece of lead that covers the vent of a cannon.
4.
In ships, a piece of curved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel.
5.
A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, on which the dock gates are shut.
6.
A piece of lether or other thing to be spread before a person riding in a gig, chaise or sulky, to defend him from rain, snow or dust.

Definition 2024


apron

apron

English

A woman holding holly in her apron.

Noun

apron (plural aprons)

  1. An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills.
  2. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
    1. The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal
    2. The spreading end of a driveway.
    3. The paved area below the yellow line on a race track.
    4. The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station
    5. The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
    6. (pinball) A large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table.
  3. The sides of a tree’s canopy.
  4. The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
  5. A removable cover for the passangers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.

Translations


Esperanto

Noun

apron

  1. accusative singular of apro