apron
/ˈeɪ.pɹən/ noun A1- An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. · She tied an apron around her waist before cooking dinner.· The carpenter wore a leather apron full of tools.
- The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.
- The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal. · The plane was parked on the airport apron.
- The spreading end of a driveway.
- The paved area below the yellow line on a racetrack.
- The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.
- The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
- A large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table.
Plural aprons
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Indeed, the Tin Woodman began to cry, but fortunately remembered that he might rust, and so dried his tears on Dorothy’s apron.
Dorothy put on a green silk apron and tied a green ribbon around Toto’s neck, and they started for the Throne Room of the Great Oz.
When, at last, he walked into Dorothy’s room and thanked her for rescuing him, he was so pleased that he wept tears of joy, and Dorothy had to wipe every tear carefully from his face with her apron, so his joints would not be rusted.
Presently Marilla came briskly in with some of Anne’s freshly ironed school aprons.
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