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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.