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Added 9 October 2026

apron

/ˈeɪ.pɹən/ noun

In Latin: subligāculum, līmus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about apron at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing.
(golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green.
The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain).

Origin

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.

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