Pinafore
1pinafore — ► NOUN 1) (also pinafore dress) a collarless, sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or jumper. 2) Brit. a woman s loose sleeveless garment worn over clothes to keep them clean. ORIGIN from PIN(Cf. ↑pin) + AFORE(Cf. ↑afore) (because the term… …
2Pinafore — Pin a*fore , n. [Pin + afore.] An apron for a child to protect the front part of dress; a tier. [1913 Webster] …
3pinafore — (n.) sleeveless apron worn by children, 1782, from PIN (Cf. pin) (v.) + AFORE (Cf. afore) on the front. So called because it was originally pinned to a dress front …
4pinafore — [pin′ə fôr΄] n. [ PIN + AFORE] 1. a sleeveless, apronlike garment worn by little girls over a dress 2. a sleeveless housedress worn by women, as over a blouse …
5Pinafore — A pinafore (colloquially pinny in British English) is a sleeveless garment worn as an apron. Pinafores may be worn by girls as a decorative garment and by both girls and women as a protective apron. The name reflects that the pinafore was… …
6pinafore — [[t]pɪ̱nəfɔː(r)[/t]] pinafores N COUNT: oft N n 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) …
7pinafore — UK [ˈpɪnəˌfɔː(r)] / US [ˈpɪnəˌfɔr] noun [countable] Word forms pinafore : singular pinafore plural pinafores 1) British a loose dress without sleeves that is worn over a blouse or shirt 2) British old fashioned a piece of clothing that a woman… …
8pinafore — pin|a|fore [ˈpınəfo: US fo:r] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: pin + afore in front ( AFOREMENTIONED)] 1.) also pinafore .dress BrE a dress that does not cover your arms and under which you wear a shirt or ↑blouse American Equivalent: jumper …
9pinafore — noun 1》 (also Brit. pinafore dress) a collarless, sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or jumper. 2》 Brit. a woman s loose sleeveless garment worn over clothes to keep them clean. 3》 a sleeveless apron like garment worn over a young girl s dress,… …
10pinafore — noun (C) 1 also pinafore dress / ... ./ BrE a dress that does not cover your arms and under which you wear a shirt or blouse; jumper (2) AmE 2 a loose piece of clothing that does not cover your arms, worn over your clothes to keep them clean …
