apron

English

A woman holding holly in her apron.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Rebracketing of napron (a napronan 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹən/
  • (file)
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pəɹn/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eɪpɹən

Noun

apron (plural aprons)

  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.
    1. (aviation) 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.
  4. The sides of a tree's canopy.
  5. The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
  6. A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

apron (third-person singular simple present aprons, present participle aproning, simple past and past participle aproned)

  1. (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, an apron.

References

  1. Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9), volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.72, page 275.

Anagrams

Esperanto

Noun

apron

  1. accusative singular of apro

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English apron.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈap.rɔn/
  • Rhymes: -rɔn
  • Hyphenation: ap‧ron

Noun

apron (plural apron-apron, first-person possessive apronku, second-person possessive apronmu, third-person possessive apronnya)

  1. apron:
    1. (fashion) 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. (aviation) the paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.
    3. (drama) the portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

apron

  1. Alternative form of naperoun

Turkish

Etymology

From English apron.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ap‧ron

Noun

apron (definite accusative apronu, plural apronlar)

  1. (aviation) apron (The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal)

References

  • Havacılık Terimleri Sözlüğü, 1st edition, Ankara: Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları, 2011, →ISBN

Further reading

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