noun
apron
AY-pruhn
noun
1
A piece of clothing worn over the front of the body to protect clothes, especially while cooking.
"He tied on an apron before starting to bake."
"The waiter wore a black apron over his uniform."
2
A paved area near a building or runway, such as where planes park at an airport.
"The plane taxied across the apron toward the gate."
How to Use Apron
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA protective garment worn over clothes, or a paved area next to a building, especially at an airport.
Common pairings
tie an apron
kitchen apron
airport apron
Word Forms
aproned past tense, aprons plural, aprons singular
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Etymology
Originally "a napron," from Old French naperon, related to nappe, "tablecloth" — over time, "a napron" was misheard as "an apron," the same process that gave us the words adder and umpire.