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Apron

Apron Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Apron? [n] a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing [n] a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used [n] the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [n] (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green Synonyms \| Synonyms for Apron: forestage \| proscenium Related Terms \| Find terms related to Apron: acting area \| airstrip \| apron stage \| backstage \| band shell \| bandstand \| bib \| board \| bridge \| clearway \| coulisse \| dock \| dressing room \| fairway \| flies \| flight deck \| fly floor \| fly gallery \| forestage \| greenroom \| grid \| gridiron \| L \| landing deck \| landing strip \| lightboard \| orchestra \| orchestra pit \| performing area \| pinafore \| pit \| proscenium \| proscenium stage \| R \| runway \| shell \| smock \| stage \| stage left \| stage right \| strip \| switchboard \| the boards \| tucker \| wings See Also \| airfield \| apron string \| apron strings \| bib \| fairway \| field \| flying field \| footlight \| footlights \| land site \| landing field \| paved surface \| prompt box \| prompter's box \| protective garment \| site \| stage \| theater stage \| theatre stage Apron In Webster's Dictionary \A"pron\ ([=a]"p[u^]rn or [=a]"pr[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. napron, OF. naperon, F. napperon, dim. of OF. nape, F. nappe, cloth, tablecloth, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa, napkin, table napkin. See {Map}.] 1. 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. 2. Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; as, (a) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. (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) (Zo["o]l.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.

Apron Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apron?

[n] a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
[n] a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
[n] the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
[n] (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

Synonyms | Synonyms for Apron: forestage | proscenium

Apron In Webster's Dictionary

\A"pron\ ([=a]"p[u^]rn or [=a]"pr[u^]n; 277), n. [OE.
napron, OF. naperon, F. napperon, dim. of OF. nape, F. nappe,
cloth, tablecloth, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa, napkin, table
napkin. See {Map}.]
1. 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.

2. Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; as,
   (a) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.
       [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
   (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) (Zo["o]l.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.

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