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Word: Apron
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English naperon, from Old French, diminutive of nape, nappe ‘tablecloth’, from Latin mappa ‘napkin’. The n was lost by wrong division of a napron; compare with adder
ˈeɪpr(ə)n
a protective garment worn over the front of one's clothes and tied at the back
Short Definition:protective garment
Examples:- a striped butcher's apron
- I reached into my apron pocket
a small area adjacent to another larger area or structure
Short Definition:small area
Examples:- a tiny apron of garden
an endless conveyor made of overlapping plates
Short Definition:conveyor
Examples:- apron feeders bring coarse ore to a grinding mill
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