diaper

[ dahy-per, dahy-uh-per ]

/ ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər /

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noun

a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.

Also called diaper cloth . a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly repeated figures, as diamonds.

Also called diaper pattern. such a pattern, originally used in the Middle Ages in weaving silk and gold.

verb (used with object)

to put a diaper on.

to ornament with a diaperlike pattern.

Origin of diaper

1300–50; Middle English diapre <Anglo-French dia(s)p(r)e <Medieval Latin diasprus made of diaper <Medieval Greek díaspros pure white, equivalent to Greek di- di-³ + Medieval Greek áspros white

OTHER WORDS FROM diaper

un·dia·pered, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for diaper

The thicker pillars are of elaborate late Norman work, diapered in a manner recalling the piers of the nave at Durham.
The Cathedral Church of York|A. Clutton-Brock
Hence arose the universal and admirable system of the diapered or chequered background of early ornamental art.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3)|John Ruskin
Circular shafts are inlaid, carved, diapered, or made of marbles selected for their beauty of colour.
Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages|George Edmund Street
The miniaturist of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries constantly relieved his groups of figures upon a diapered ground.
Line and Form (1900)|Walter Crane

The Surcoat is either of a uniform tint, or diapered, or heraldically pictured.
Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe|John Hewitt

British Dictionary definitions for diaper

diaper

/ (ˈdaɪəpə) /

noun

US and Canadian a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its excrementAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): nappy

a woven pattern on fabric consisting of a small repeating design, esp diamonds
fabric having such a pattern
such a pattern, used as decoration

verb

(tr) to decorate with such a pattern

Word Origin for diaper

C14: from Old French diaspre, from Medieval Latin diasprus made of diaper, from Medieval Greek diaspros pure white, from dia- + aspros white, shining

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	diaper
释义	diaper [ dahy-per, dahy-uh-per ] / ˈdaɪ pər, ˈdaɪ ə pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diaper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained. Also called diaper cloth . a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly repeated figures, as diamonds. Also called diaper pattern. such a pattern, originally used in the Middle Ages in weaving silk and gold. verb (used with object) to put a diaper on. to ornament with a diaperlike pattern. Origin of diaper 1300–50; Middle English diapre <Anglo-French dia(s)p(r)e <Medieval Latin diasprus made of diaper <Medieval Greek díaspros pure white, equivalent to Greek di- di-³ + Medieval Greek áspros white OTHER WORDS FROM diaper un·dia·pered, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diaper The thicker pillars are of elaborate late Norman work, diapered in a manner recalling the piers of the nave at Durham. The Cathedral Church of York\|A. Clutton-Brock Hence arose the universal and admirable system of the diapered or chequered background of early ornamental art. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3)\|John Ruskin Circular shafts are inlaid, carved, diapered, or made of marbles selected for their beauty of colour. Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages\|George Edmund Street The miniaturist of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries constantly relieved his groups of figures upon a diapered ground. Line and Form (1900)\|Walter Crane The Surcoat is either of a uniform tint, or diapered, or heraldically pictured. Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe\|John Hewitt British Dictionary definitions for diaper diaper / (ˈdaɪəpə) / noun US and Canadian a piece of soft material, esp towelling or a disposable material, wrapped around a baby in order to absorb its excrementAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): nappy a woven pattern on fabric consisting of a small repeating design, esp diamonds fabric having such a pattern such a pattern, used as decoration verb (tr) to decorate with such a pattern Word Origin for diaper C14: from Old French diaspre, from Medieval Latin diasprus made of diaper, from Medieval Greek diaspros pure white, from dia- + aspros white, shining Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diaper ingrain, chisel, inscribe, imprint, etch, embed, stipple, cut, scratch, fix, burn, impress, lodge, ornament, initial, instill, hatch, print, infix, bite
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diaper

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of diaper

OTHER WORDS FROM diaper

Example sentences from the Web for diaper

British Dictionary definitions for diaper

noun

verb

Word Origin for diaper

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