a garment tied round the waist and used to protect clothing
something that suggests or resembles an apron in shape, position, or use, e.g.:
the part of a theatre stage that projects in front of the curtain
the paved area by an airport terminal or in front of hangars, used for loading and moving aircraft
a conveyor belt made of rubber or metal plates
tied to somebody's apron strings
usu said of a man: dominated by a woman, esp a mother or wife
Middle English, orig napron, from early French naperon, dimin. of nape cloth, modification of Latin mappa napkin, towel. The modern form of the word originated in a misunderstanding of a napron as an apron during the 15th cent. Another word formed in the same way is adder