pinafore

pin·a·fore

P0308200 (pĭn′ə-fôr′)n. A sleeveless garment similar to an apron, worn especially by small girls as a dress or an overdress.

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[pin + afore (so called because formerly pinned to the front of the dress).]

pinafore

(ˈpɪnəˌfɔː) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit an apron, esp one with a bib2. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit short for pinafore dress3. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly US an overdress buttoning at the back[C18: from pin + afore]

pin•a•fore

(ˈpɪn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr)

n. a sleeveless, apronlike garment usu. having buttons or a sash at the back, worn by girls and women over a dress or with a blouse. [1775–85; earlier pin-a-fore, i.e., an apron pinned in front] pin′a•fored`, adj.

pinafore

jumper

Pinafore

A full-length apron to protect the front of a girl’s dress. Pinafores were usually very plain, but sometimes mothers would embellish them with colored tape (as was the one on the little girl shown here) or other simple decorations.

Thesaurus

Noun

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pinafore - a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothingpinny, jumperdress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

Translations

围裙围涎

pinafore

(ˈpinəfoː) noun1. a kind of apron covering the clothes above and below the waist. The children wore pinafores at nursery school. 圍兜 围涎2. (also pinafore dress. American ˈjumper) a kind of dress with no sleeves, designed to be worn over a blouse, sweater etc. 圍裙 围裙

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