pinafore

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“I love the scale of the check. I thought it harked back to the original pinafore she wore in the first ‘Beetlejuice,’” says Atwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

On the night she died, she had dressed up in a frilly blouse and pinafore dress.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2022

Later, sequined pinafore dresses were paired with knee-high boots and tops featured long pockets hanging like scarves.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2022

Soon Hedda discovers a mysterious message written under the pinafore of an eyeless Raggedy Ann doll by her younger self, which leads her to the Dark Web and a game called the Glare.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2020

The girl's jeweled pinafore balloons around her small waist, and the little hat on her head threatens to fall off.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton