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Meaning of APRON

Pronunciation:  'eyprun

WordNet Dictionary
  1. [n]  a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
  2. [n]  a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
  3. [n]  the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
  4. [n]  (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

APRON is a 5 letter word that starts with A.


 Synonyms: forestage, proscenium
 See Also: airfield, apron string, apron strings, bib, fairway, field, flying field, footlight, footlights, land site, landing field, paved surface, prompt box, prompter's box, protective garment, site, stage, theater stage, theatre stage



Webster's 1913 Dictionary
\A"pron\ ([=a]"p[u^]rn or [=a]"pr[u^]n; 277), n. [OE.
napron, OF. naperon, F. napperon, dim. of OF. nape, F. nappe,
cloth, tablecloth, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa, napkin, table
napkin. See {Map}.]
1. An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff,
   commonly tied at the waist by strings.

2. Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; as,
       [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
   (b) A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread
       before a person riding on an outside seat of a
       boot. ``The weather being too hot for the apron.''
   (d) (Shipbuilding) A piece of carved timber, just above
       the foremost end of the keel. --Totten.
   (e) A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a
       dock, against which the dock gates are shut.
   (f) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to
       make a gradual descent.
   (h) (Plumbing) A strip of lead which leads the drip of a
       wall into a gutter; a flashing.
   (i) (Zo["o]l.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.

Dream Dictionary
 Definition: Dreaming of wearing an apron indicates that you will be soon starting to work on a project you have been preparing for secretly for the longest time.
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Thesaurus Terms
 Related Terms: acting area, airstrip, apron stage, backstage, band shell, bandstand, bib, board, bridge, clearway, coulisse, dock, dressing room, fairway, flies, flight deck, fly floor, fly gallery, forestage, greenroom, grid, gridiron, L, landing deck, landing strip, lightboard, orchestra, orchestra pit, performing area, pinafore, pit, proscenium, proscenium stage, R, runway, shell, smock, stage, stage left, stage right, strip, switchboard, the boards, tucker, wings