pinclothn.
/ˈpɪnklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌklɔθ/ Now rare (English regional and historical).
= pinafore n. 1a.
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1580 in F. G. Emmison Essex Wills (1995) (modernized text) X. 119 A pair of pothooks, a great saveguard, a pin cloth,..2 kine, 6 sheep, [etc.].
1752 Acct. 1 July in Brit. Chronologist (1775) 3 118/2 Pin-cloths, 86 dozen and 10.
1791 Gentleman's Mag. 61 ii. 964 One of the..children..approached so near the fire that the flames caught his pin-cloth.
1846 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. Gloss. Pinner, an apron with a bib pinned in front of the dress. Its more modern name is pincloth and pinafore.
1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) 213 Pin-cloth, or Pin-clout, a pinafore.
1968 A. M. Earle Two Cents. Costume in Amer. x. 314 The word ‘pinner’ has two meanings. The earlier use was precisely that of pinafore, or pincurtle, or pincloth—a child's apron.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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