Толковый словарь английского языка - apron
Apron
apron
noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a n~) of n~, from Middle French naperon, diminutive of nape cloth, modification of Latin mappa napkin Date: 15th century a garment usually of cloth, plastic, or leather usually tied around the waist and used to protect clothing or adorn a costume, something that suggests or resembles an ~ in shape, position, or use: as, the lower member under the sill of the interior casing of a window, an upward or downward vertical extension of a bathroom fixture (as a sink or tub), an endless belt for carrying material, an extensive fan-shaped deposit of detritus, the part of the stage in front of the proscenium arch, the area along the waterfront edge of a pier or wharf, a shield (as of concrete or gravel) to protect against erosion (as of a waterway) by water, the extensive paved part of an airport immediately adjacent to the terminal area or hangars, ~ed adjective
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n. 1 a a garment covering and protecting the front of a person's clothes, either from chest or waist level, and tied at the back. b official clothing of this kind (bishop's apron). c anything resembling an apron in shape or function. 2 Theatr. the part of a stage in front of the curtain. 3 the hard-surfaced area on an airfield used for manoeuvring or loading aircraft. 4 an endless conveyor belt. Phrases and idioms tied to a person's apron-strings dominated by or dependent on that person (usu. a woman). Derivatives aproned adj. apronful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME naperon etc. f. OF dimin. of nape table-cloth f. L mappa: for loss of n cf. ADDER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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