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aspermatous (medicine)


aspermatous
<botany> Aspermous.

Origin: Gr. Priv. +, seed.

Source: Websters Dictionary


apron (iou)



apron noun & verb. Orig. napron. ME.
[Old French naperon (mod. napperon), from nap(p)e tablecloth from Latin mappa napkin: initial n lost by misdivision as in adder, auger, etc.]
A. noun.
I. An article of dress.
A garment, orig. of linen, worn in front of the body to protect the clothes from dirt or damage, or simply as a covering. ME.
Shakespeare Julius Caesar Where is thy leather apron and thy rule? E. Jong I changed into a blue Gown with my prettiest embroider'd Apron and a Tucker of white Lace.
A similar garment worn as part of official dress, e.g. by a bishop, dean, Freemason, etc. LME.
II. A structure like an apron in form or function.
A protective or decorative layer of brickwork etc., esp. beneath a window. E17.
b. A strengthening timber behind the stem of a wooden ship. E18.
The skin covering the belly of a roast duck or goose, enclosing the stuffing. M18.
A protective covering for the legs in an open carriage. L18.
The folded abdomen of a crab. M19.
An endless conveyor consisting of overlapping plates (usu. more fully apron conveyor); each of these plates. M19.
Geology. An extensive outspread deposit of sediment, esp. at the foot of a glacier or mountain. L19.
Theatrical. A projecting strip of stage for playing scenes in front of the curtain. E20.
A hard-surfaced area used for the (un)loading, manoeuvring, etc., of aircraft at an airfield. E20.
Comb.: apron conveyor: see sense 7 above; apron-man a mechanic, a workman; apron stage = sense 9.
b. verb trans. Cover with an apron; cover or surround in the manner of an apron. M19.
Dickens I mean to apron it and towel it. B. Rubens All the villas looked exactly alike, red-brick structures, aproned by patios and well laid-out gardens.
aproned adjective having an apron (formerly regarded as a symbol of a working man) E17.
apronful noun the quantity that can be held in an apron M17.