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apron

[ey-pruhn] / ˈeɪ prən /
NOUN
protection
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He stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

In one village, a woman in her 70s wore a green padded jacket underneath an apron as she crossed her outdoor courtyard.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

I smacked those on a pile of to-go cups and my barista baseball cap and apron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Nominally a farmwife, Ruth’s style is suburban homemaker, typically wearing an apron over a shirtdress, even when not working in the kitchen — the implication being that she just was, or she’s about to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

The next morning, I woke to see you in a fresh smock dress, wearing an apron, looking right at home as a farm girl.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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