Apron



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 围裙

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Usage: often attributive
• Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a napron) of napron, from Middle French naperon, diminutive of nape cloth, modification of Latin mappa napkin
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a garment usually of cloth, plastic, or leather usually tied around the waist and used to protect clothing or adorn a costume
• 2. something that suggests or resembles an apron in shape, position, or use: as
  • a. the lower member under the sill of the interior casing of a window
  • b. an upward or downward vertical extension of a bathroom fixture (as a sink or tub)
  • c. an endless belt for carrying material
  • d. an extensive fan-shaped deposit of detritus
  • e. the part of the stage in front of the proscenium arch
  • f. the area along the waterfront edge of a pier or wharf
  • g. a shield (as of concrete or gravel) to protect against erosion (as of a waterway) by water
  • h. the extensive paved part of an airport immediately adjacent to the terminal area or hangars
• • aproned adjective

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