apron : Idioms & Phrases

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apron man

A"pron man`
Definitions
  1. A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic. Obs. Shak.
Webster 1913

apron string

  • noun (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist
WordNet
A"pron string`
Definitions
  1. The string of an apron.
    He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives. Macaulay.
Webster 1913

Devil's apron

  • (Bot.), the large kelp (Laminaria saccharina, and L. longicruris) of the Atlantic ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat like an apron.
Webster 1913

To be tied to a wife's or mother's apron strings

  • to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.
Webster 1913