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pinafore definition

pin·afore (pin′ə fôr′)

noun

  1. a sleeveless, apronlike garment worn by little girls over a dress
  2. a sleeveless housedress worn by women, as over a blouse

Etymology: pin + afore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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