单词 | pinafore |
释义 | pinafore/ˈpɪnəfɔː /noun 1 (also British pinafore dress) A collarless sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or jumper.As a matter of fact, I always had a vision that my secondary school uniform would be the blue pinafore dress with the white blouse inside....
1.1A woman’s loose sleeveless garment, typically full length and worn over clothes to keep them clean.The plump waitress in a plain pink pinafore and dirty apron smiled a gap-toothed grin, red curls pinned back in hair netting....
1.2A sleeveless apron-like garment worn over a young girl’s dress, typically having ties or buttons at the back.If they wonder, like I do, what became of that little girl in the pinafore dress....
OriginLate 18th century: from pin + afore (because the term originally denoted an apron with a bib pinned on the front of a dress). |
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