diaper (linen)
1linen — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cloth, material, flaxen fabric, sheeting, linen cloth. Types of linen include: damask, single damask, five leaf damask, eight leaf damask, linen duck, linen huckaback, linen crash, dowlas, osnaburg, low sheeting, low brown… …
2Diaper — Di a*per (d[imac] [.a]*p[ e]r), n. [OF. diaspre, diapre, diaspe, sort of figured cloth, It. diaspro jasper, diaspo figured cloth, from L. jaspis a green colored precious stone. See {Jasper}.] 1. Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling)… …
3Diaper — Nappy redirects here. For other uses, see Nappy (disambiguation) and Diaper (disambiguation). For the geological term, see diapir. Disposable baby diaper with resealable tapes and elasticated leg cuffs …
4diaper — /duy peuhr, duy euh peuhr/, n. 1. a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet trained. 2. Also called diaper cloth. a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly… …
5diaper — I. noun Etymology: Middle English diapre, from Anglo French diaspre, from Medieval Latin diasprum Date: 14th century 1. a fabric with a distinctive pattern: a. a rich silk fabric b. a soft usually white linen or cotton fabric used for tablecloths …
6diaper — [14] The notion underlying diaper is of extreme whiteness. It comes ultimately from Byzantine Greek díaspros, which was a compound formed from the intensive prefix diaand áspros ‘white’. (Aspros itself has an involved history: it started life as… …
7diaper — /ˈdaɪəpə / (say duyuhpuh), /ˈdaɪpə / (say duypuh) noun 1. US a baby s nappy. 2. a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small constantly repeated figures, as diamonds. 3. such a pattern (originally used in medieval weaving of silk and… …
8diaper — [14] The notion underlying diaper is of extreme whiteness. It comes ultimately from Byzantine Greek díaspros, which was a compound formed from the intensive prefix diaand áspros ‘white’. (Aspros itself has an involved history: it started life as… …
9diaper — n. & v. n. 1 US a baby s nappy. 2 a a linen or cotton fabric with a small diamond pattern. b this pattern. 3 a similar ornamental design of diamonds etc. for panels, walls, etc. v.tr. decorate with a diaper pattern. Etymology: ME f. OF diapre f.… …
10diaper — [ dʌɪəpə] noun 1》 N. Amer. a baby s nappy. 2》 a linen or cotton fabric woven in a repeating pattern of small diamonds. ↘a repeating geometrical or floral pattern. verb 1》 N. Amer. put a nappy on (a baby). 2》 decorate with a repeating… …
