| 单词 | apron |
| 释义 | apron n. 1. a a garment covering and protecting the front of a person's clothes, either from chest or waist level, and tied at the back. b official clothing of this kind (bishop's apron). c anything resembling an apron in shape or function. 2. Theatr. the part of a stage in front of the curtain. 3. the hard-surfaced area on an airfield used for manoeuvring or loading aircraft. 4. an endless conveyor belt. Phrases and idioms tied to a person's apron-strings dominated by or dependent on that person (usu. a woman). Derivatives aproned adj. apronful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME naperon etc. f. OF dimin. of nape table-cloth f. L mappa: for loss of n cf. ADDER |
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