apron
7
7.3
- noun
- /ˈeɪprən/
:
proscenio (teatro)
- Norma was in the kitchen, an apron tied around her waist, slicing vegetables for dinner.
- apron feeder
- hopper with an apron
Examples
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The truck whirled onto the apron in front of Little Chicago and jerked to a stop.
Fiction book (2001) -
Rick drove across the vast concrete apron to the base of the old launch pedestal.
Fiction book (1996) -
I gather my braids in a knot and change into a white shirt and apron.
Fiction book (2001) -
Claire wears an apron and sweats over the stove.
Fiction book (2001) -
I stepped over and picked up the knife, polishing the blade on my apron before placing it back on the table.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Did you bring a sweater or coat?" Aunt Jo asked, fanning herself with her apron as she bustled about the warm kitchen.
Fiction book (2001) -
Weeds grew out of cracks in the apron, still green and vigorous even right up next to the pedestal.
Fiction book (1996) -
They're at the apron of the bridge securing lumber supports for the roadbed.
Fiction book (2000) -
More than 100 people filled the gym, some standing around the ring apron, others seated in white plastic chairs.
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Rick drove across the vast concrete apron to the base of the old launch pedestal.
Synonyms
The front part of a theater stage that extends in front of the curtain
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.7
To become independent from your parents and live on your own
Compounds
- Informal
2
6.8
Being too dependent on your parents, especially your mother, so you are not independent
1
4.8
Protective cloth or plastic worn by a person who cuts meat to keep clothes clean
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apron was also used for a strip or area laid out in front of something, like the front of a stage or the short grass by a golf green, because it acted like a little covering at the front. That's why the paved area at an airport or the strip before a stage is called an 'apron' — a front or protective area.