🦺 A protective garment 🛬 A special area 🦺 To cover or edge

to apron

7.2

To add a protective or decorative strip along the edge of something

verb
/ˈeɪprən/

: poner un delantal a (colocar ropa protectora)

Fat gray stones apron around the front just behind the long-faced porch Willy and Burgess painted—no, whitewashed—last spring.

Examples

At the workshop, he decided to apron the table with a protective strip to prevent damage.
So if you were getting a chest X-ray done, they might put an apron on right at your waist.
Before cooking, she put on an apron to protect her clothes from stains.
To keep himself clean while drawing, he always aproned his clothes whenever he painted.

Synonyms

to apparel

vsto apron

Formal

1 7.2

To put clothes on someone

is specific to putting a narrow protective covering or edging rather than general clothing

to enclothe

vsto apron

Archaic

9.9

To put clothes on a person or thing

refers to putting a narrow protective strip on people or things

Idioms

to cut the apron strings

Informal

1 7.7

To become independent from your parents and live on your own

to loosen the apron strings

Informal

7.5

Allow a child to be more independent

Compounds

apron string

Informal

2 6.8

Being too dependent on your parents, especially your mother, so you are not independent

butcher's apron

1 4.8

Protective cloth or plastic worn by a person who cuts meat to keep clothes clean

apron string

3.6

A cord or tie on an apron that fastens it around the waist

Surface Forms

apron infinitive

aproned past

aproned past participle

aproning present participle

aprons third person singular

Etymology

The verb apron comes from the noun for a protective cloth; to 'apron' something is to give it a protective edge or to cover its front with a strip, which is why builders or makers speak of 'aproning' a stage or counter.