apron Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
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noun (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
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noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
forestage; proscenium.
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noun a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
WordNet
A"pron noun
Etymology
OE.Definitions
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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. -
Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; Prov. Eng. Halliwell.as, .(a) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck(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) (Zoöl.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.