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pinafore

/pin-uh-fawr, -fohr/US // ˈpɪn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr //UK // (ˈpɪnəˌfɔː) //

裙子,针织衫,衬裙,礼服

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
    • : a woman's sleeveless garment derived from it, low-necked, tying or buttoning in the back, and worn as an apron or as a dress, usually over a blouse, a sweater, or another dress.
    • : Chiefly British. a large apron worn by adults.a sleeveless smock.

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Examples

  • In a typical post, she wears a crazy-looking pinafore with an outrageous collar, round-frame shades, and thick, woolly knee socks.

  • After a smart administration of the strappado, he proceeded to examine the contents of his pinafore, which was bundled round him.

  • Sara Lee, enveloped in a large pinafore apron, made the omelet in the kitchen.

  • This was worse than "pinafore," but not so astonishing, because one expected French words to be different.

  • She embraced the little black legs standing on the swing, and laid her throbbing temple against the child's pinafore.

  • “Something,” said Nettie, looking very wise, as she hid her chubby hands under her pinafore.