pinafore

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a sleeveless, apron-like outer garment worn over other clothes, especially by a child

   The child wore a blue pinafore over her white blouse.

2. 2
   noun

   a sleeveless dress intended to be worn over a blouse or sweater; a jumper dress

   She paired a denim pinafore with a striped shirt and boots.

A compound of pin + afore, meaning 'pinned in front.' Early pinafores were protective aprons pinned to the front of a dress because they had no buttons. The name later passed to sleeveless children's garments and to dresses designed to be worn over a blouse.

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