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Apron
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut.
(2):
(n.) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.
(3):
(n.) The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer.
(4):
(n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel.
(5):
(n.) A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon.
(6):
(n.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.
(7):
(n.) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.
(8):
(n.) Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron;
(9):
(n.) An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.
(10):
(n.) A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot.
(11):
(n.) A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Apron'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/apron.html. 1828.
