noun
pinafore
Pinafore (noun) means a sleeveless dress, a bit like an apron, worn over other clothes, especially by young girls.
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A sleeveless dress, a bit like an apron, worn over other clothes, especially by young girls.
"The old man heaved himself from the chair, seized Jessamy by her pinafore frill and marched her to the house."
— Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy (1967)
"She was a strangely thin girl in a dark pinafore, with a pink handkerchief tied over her hair."
— Katherine Mansfield pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry, Feuille d’Album (1917)
"The starched pinafore with the wide frills on each shoulder, which she always wore over her grey frock, was removed, and the frock itself changed for her best navy blue serge."
— Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy (1967)
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Etymology
Univerbation of pin + afore. The pinafore was originally pinned to the front of a dress, as it had no buttons.
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jumper
pinny
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What is the meaning of pinafore?
"pinafore" (noun) means a sleeveless dress, a bit like an apron, worn over other clothes, especially by young girls.
What is another word for pinafore?
Other words for "pinafore" include jumper, pinny.
