pinafore dress

  • 1pinafore dress — or pinafore skirt noun A dress without sleeves or collar or a skirt with a bib, designed to be worn over a blouse or sweater • • • Main Entry: ↑pinafore …

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  • 2pinafore — ► NOUN 1) (also pinafore dress) a collarless, sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or jumper. 2) Brit. a woman s loose sleeveless garment worn over clothes to keep them clean. ORIGIN from PIN(Cf. ↑pin) + AFORE(Cf. ↑afore) (because the term… …

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  • 3pinafore skirt — pinafore dress or pinafore skirt noun A dress without sleeves or collar or a skirt with a bib, designed to be worn over a blouse or sweater • • • Main Entry: ↑pinafore …

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  • 4Pinafore — A pinafore (colloquially pinny in British English) is a sleeveless garment worn as an apron. Pinafores may be worn by girls as a decorative garment and by both girls and women as a protective apron. The name reflects that the pinafore was… …

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  • 5Dress of the Year — The Dress of the Year is an annual fashion award run by the Fashion Museum, Bath from 1963. Each year since 1963, the Museum has asked a fashion journalist to select a dress or outfit that best represents the most important new ideas in… …

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  • 6pinafore — noun 1》 (also Brit. pinafore dress) a collarless, sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or jumper. 2》 Brit. a woman s loose sleeveless garment worn over clothes to keep them clean. 3》 a sleeveless apron like garment worn over a young girl s dress,… …

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  • 7pinafore — [[t]pɪ̱nəfɔː(r)[/t]] pinafores N COUNT: oft N n A pinafore or a pinafore dress is a sleeveless dress. It is worn over a blouse or sweater. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use jumper) …

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  • 8pinafore — n. esp. Brit. 1 a an apron, esp. with a bib. b a woman s sleeveless wraparound washable covering for the clothes, tied at the back. 2 (in full pinafore dress) a collarless sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or jumper. Etymology: PIN + AFORE… …

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  • 9pinafore — pin|a|fore [ˈpınəfo: US fo:r] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: pin + afore in front ( AFOREMENTIONED)] 1.) also pinafore .dress BrE a dress that does not cover your arms and under which you wear a shirt or ↑blouse American Equivalent: jumper …

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  • 10pinafore — noun (C) 1 also pinafore dress / ... ./ BrE a dress that does not cover your arms and under which you wear a shirt or blouse; jumper (2) AmE 2 a loose piece of clothing that does not cover your arms, worn over your clothes to keep them clean …

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