Anything which resembles an apron in shape or function, esp. the leather covering for the legs in a gig or other open carriage.
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释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > parts of > board or leather apron at front (12) apron1790 Anything which resembles an apron in shape or function, esp. the leather covering for the legs in a gig or other open carriage. dashing-leather1794 a leathern dashboard. knee-boot1794 (a) a boot reaching to the knee; (b) a leathern apron to draw over the knees in a carriage. splashing-board1809 attributive in splashing leather. splashing-board n. = splash-board, n. 1. splash-board1826 A guard or screen in front of the driver's seat on a vehicle, serving to protect him, or others sitting beside him, from being splashed with mud from… boot1828 Part of a coach. U.S. (See quots.) dashboard1847 A board or leathern apron in the front of a vehicle, to prevent mud from being splashed by the heels of the horses upon the interior of the vehicle… apron-cloth1857 (see sense 3). dasher1858 = dashboard, n. 1. U.S. dash1868 = dashboard, n. 1. splasher1887 A splash-board. storm apron1895 a waterproof sheet used to cover the front of an open carriage in wet weather. |
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