tablier
/ˈtablɪeɪ
/noun historical
A part of a woman’s dress resembling an apron.The satin tablier in front was gracefully draped with white tucked Brussels net, and the corsage was made high to the throat and ruched at the neck....
- The basque and tablier of this dress were of royal blue plush and the draped demi-train was of moiré of the same tint.
- The train was of stiff white brocade, in antique pattern, with a pearl-embroidered eau-de-vie satin tablier.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French, based on Latin tabula (see table).
- put (or lay) one's head (or neck) on the block
- put (or lay) on jam
- put (or place) a premium on
- put (or place) someone on a pedestal
- put (or set) one's hand to the plough
- put (or set) one's house in order
- put (or set) pen to paper
- put (or set) someone right
- put (or set) something to rights
- put (or set) spurs to
- put (or set) the cat among the pigeons
- put (or set) the record straight
- put (or set) the seal on
- put (or stick) one's oar in
- put (or throw) someone off the scent
- put out
- put out to grass
- put (out) to sea
- put paid to
- put-put
- putrefacient
- putrefact
- putrefacted
- putrefaction
- putrefactious