apron
nounmasculine/ɐ.vɐ̃.tˈaɫ/medium
a·ven·tal
Definition
A piece of clothing, usually made of cloth, plastic, or leather, fastened around the neck and waist to protect clothes during domestic or professional tasks.
The cook put on her apron before starting to prepare dinner.
The carpenter wore a leather apron to protect his legs.
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Common collocations
kitchen apronplastic apronleather apron
Etymology
Do latim 'antependium', através do provençal 'avantail'.