apron

n.

1. 1. A garment, usually fastened in the back, worn over all or part of the front of the body to protect clothing.
   2. Something, such as a protective shield for a machine, that resembles this garment in appearance or function.
2. The paved strip in front of and around airport hangars and terminal buildings.
3. The part of a stage in a theater extending in front of the curtain.
4. A platform, as of planking, at the entrance to a dock.
5. 1. A covering or structure along a shoreline for protection against erosion.
   2. A platform serving a similar purpose below a dam or in a sluiceway.
6. A continuous conveyor belt.
7. An area covered by sand and gravel deposited at the front of a glacial moraine.
8. A border of slightly longer grass that surrounds a green on a golf course.
9. The part of a boxing ring floor that extends beyond the ropes.

tr.v., a·proned, a·pron·ing, a·prons.
To cover, protect, or provide with an apron.

[Middle English, from an apron, alteration of a napron, from Old French naperon, diminutive of nape, tablecloth, from Latin mappa, napkin. See map.]

n

A piece of clothing worn in front of the body for protection.

A defined area, on an airfield, intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A flat broad piece of finished lumber or trim placed directly under a windowsill.
2. A flat piece of wood mounted under the base of a cabinet.
3. Same as counterflashing.
4. Same as apron flashing.
5. Paneling on the exterior of a building which serves as a protection against weather or as a decorative feature.
6. That portion of a concrete slab which extends beyond the face of a building on adjacent ground, as the extension of a garage floor.
7. A vertical panel at the back of a sink or lavatory.
8. In a theater, that part of a stage which projects into the audience area beyond the proscenium and curtain line; a forestage.

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1. the long hair under the neck and front of the chest seen in rough collie dogs.
2. large skin folds carried on the ventral neck of some strains of merino sheep.
3. a piece of leather suspended under the belly of a ram in front of the prepuce to prevent mating when the ram is used as a teaser.
4. the concrete slab placed in front of feeders in feedlots to reduce muddiness.

(DOD) A defined area on an airfield intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.

IN BRIEF: A garment of cloth worn to protect your clothing.

If she hadn't worn her apron, she would have stained her dress.

Aprons were formerly associated with certain masculine occupations such as blacksmithing, but in contemporary society they are almost always associated with the kitchen and the female domestic sphere: mother, home and cooking. Apron strings have the less positive connotations of being "tied" to the home, one's mother, or wife.

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Common misspelling(s) of apron

• apon

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forklæde
v. tr. - tage forklæde på

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    hænge i sin mors skørter

Nederlands (Dutch)
schort, voortoneel, verharde deel van vliegveld (parkeerruimte), transportband, bescherming tegen erosie (betonlaag), uitgebreide afzetting van puin/ bezinksel

Français (French)
n. - tablier, (fig) jupe, (Aviat) aire de stationnement, (Tech) tablier, (Théât) avant-scène, (Phot) bande gaufrée
v. tr. - couvrir/protéger d'un tablier, mettre un tablier

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    être pendu aux jupes de qn

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schürze
v. - eine Schürze umbinden, umgeben

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    jdn. herumkommandieren, jdn. kontrollieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποδιά, μπροστέλα, προσκήνιο (θεάτρου ή αμφιθεάτρου), χώρος στάθμευσης και φόρτωσης αεροσκαφών

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    κρεμασμένος από τα φουστάνια (π.χ. της μητέρας του)

Italiano (Italian)
grembiale, proscenio, nastro trasportatore

idioms:

• apron strings    gonnelle materne

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avental (m), campo (m) de manobras (Aer.), boca (f) de cena (Teat.)

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    dominado pela mulher

Русский (Russian)
фартук

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    влияние матери (жены), делает по указам кого-л.

Español (Spanish)
n. - delantal, mandil
v. tr. - envolver como un delantal, poner un delantal

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    (fig) atado a las faldas de alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förkläde, skyddskåpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
围裙, 停机坪, 工作裙, 台口, 给...结上围裙, 用围裙覆盖

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    控制某人, 依赖某人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 圍裙, 停機坪, 工作裙, 台口
v. tr. - 給...結上圍裙, 用圍裙覆蓋

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    控制某人, 依賴某人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 에이프런(앞치마), 앞 무대, 포장된 광장
v. tr. - ~에 에이프런을 두르다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - エプロン, 駐機場, 張出舞台

idioms:

• tied to someone's apron strings    言いなりになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مئزر, مريله, وزره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סינר, סינור, משטח-מטוסים, קדמת-הבימה, מסוע אינסופי‬
v. tr. - ‮לבש סינר, צייד בסינר‬

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