Adjacent Words
pin-tailed grousepin-tailed sandgrouse
pin-up
Pina
pina cloth
pina colada
Pinacate bug
Pinaceae
Pinaces
Pinacoid
Pinacolin
pinacoline
Pinacone
Pinacotheca
pinafored
pinakone
Pinakothek
Pinar del R
pinafore definitions
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing [syn: jumper, pinafore, pinny]
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: 2pin + afore Date: 1782 a sleeveless usually low-necked garment fastened in the back and worn as an apron or dress • pinafored adjective
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. esp. Brit. 1 a an apron, esp. with a bib. b a woman's sleeveless wraparound washable covering for the clothes, tied at the back. 2 (in full pinafore dress) a collarless sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or jumper. Etymology: PIN + AFORE (because orig. pinned on the front of a dress)
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Pinafore Pin"a*fore`, n. [Pin + afore.] An apron for a child to protect the front part of dress; a tier.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
(pinafores) A pinafore or a pinafore dress is a sleeveless dress. It is worn over a blouse or sweater. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use jumper) N-COUNT: oft N n
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
n. Apron, tier.
