apron

The definition of an apron is something that is worn to protect the front part of the body or to keep clothes from getting soiled.

(noun)

A pinafore is an example of an apron.

See apron in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a garment of cloth, leather, etc. worn over the front part of the body, usually to protect one's clothes
anything like an apron in appearance or use; specif.,
1. a covering or extending part for protecting or shielding a structure, machine, etc.
2. a waterproof protecting shield in an open vehicle
3. the hard-surfaced area, often paved, in front of or next to the terminal or hangars of an airport
4. a broadened part of an automobile driveway, as where it joins the roadway
5. the part of a proscenium stage in front of the arch
6. an endless belt for carrying things
7. a protective work of planking or other material along a river bank, below a dam, etc.

Origin: by faulty separation of a napron < ME napron < OFr naperon < nape, a cloth < L mappa, napkin

transitive verb

to put an apron on or provide an apron for

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See apron in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A garment, usually fastened in the back, worn over all or part of the front of the body to protect clothing.
b. Something, such as a protective shield for a machine, that resembles this garment in appearance or function.
The paved strip in front of and around airport hangars and terminal buildings.
The part of a stage in a theater extending in front of the curtain.
A platform, as of planking, at the entrance to a dock.
a. A covering or structure along a shoreline for protection against erosion.
b. A platform serving a similar purpose below a dam or in a sluiceway.
A continuous conveyor belt.
An area covered by sand and gravel deposited at the front of a glacial moraine.
A border of slightly longer grass that surrounds a green on a golf course.
The part of a boxing ring floor that extends beyond the ropes.