apron

plural aprons · alternative obsolete napron

1. 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.

   The carpenter wore a leather apron full of tools.

   1 more example

   She tied an apron around her waist before cooking dinner.

2. The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops.
3. A hard surface bordering a structure or area.
   1. aeronauticsThe paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.

      The plane was parked on the airport apron.

   2. The spreading end of a driveway.
   3. The paved area below the yellow line on a racetrack.
   4. The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.
   5. The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
   6. pinballA large decal toward the bottom of a pinball table.
4. architectureA raised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet.
5. The sides of a tree's canopy.
6. The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
7. A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.

present singular third person aprons · participle present aproning · participle past aproned · past aproned · alternative obsolete napron

1. transitiveTo cover with, or as if with, an apron.