- apron
- apron [ā′prən]n.[by faulty separation of a napron < ME napron < OFr naperon < nape, a cloth < L mappa, napkin]1. a garment of cloth, leather, etc. worn over the front part of the body, usually to protect one's clothes2. anything like an apron in appearance or use; specif.,a) a covering or extending part for protecting or shielding a structure, machine, etc.b) a waterproof protecting shield in an open vehiclec) the hard-surfaced area, often paved, in front of or next to the terminal or hangars of an airportd) a broadened part of an automobile driveway, as where it joins the roadwaye) the part of a proscenium stage in front of the archf) an endless belt for carrying thingsg) a protective work of planking or other material along a river bank, below a dam, etc.vt.to put an apron on or provide an apron forapronlikeadj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.