apron

CEFRB1

/ˈeɪ.pɹən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of clothing worn to protect clothes while cooking or working.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A hard surface bordering a structure or area., The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.

Examples

  • I am tied to my mother's apron strings.

  • That young couple are still tied to their parent's apron strings.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.

  2. 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.

  3. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.

More examples

In context

  • She tied an apron around her waist before cooking dinner.

  • The carpenter wore a leather apron full of tools.

  • The plane was parked on the airport apron.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The chef tied her blank around her waist before starting to prepare the meal.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Rebracketing of napron (a napron → an apron), from Middle English naperoun, napron, apron, from Old French napperon, diminutive of nappe (“tablecloth”), from Latin mappa (“napkin”). For other similar cases of rebracketing, see adder, daffodil, newt, nickname, orange, trickle, umpire.