apron skirt

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   The lower, skirt-like part of an apron of the type that covers the front of both the…

   The lower, skirt-like part of an apron of the type that covers the front of both the torso and the thighs.

   • He adjusted salads with his thumb and wiped away drips of gravy with his apronskirt.
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   A skirt with an apron-like panel incorporated into the front.

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   An item of clothing worn by women in some North American indigenous communities,…

   An item of clothing worn by women in some North American indigenous communities, consisting of an apron-like flap hanging over the front of the thighs, sometimes with an additional flap hanging in the back.

   • 1984, Paul Hulton, America 1585: The Complete Drawings of John White, The University of North Carolina Press and British Museum Publications, description of Plate 33, p. 178,
   • The woman, described […] as a chief’s wife or chief lady of Pomeiooc, wears an apron-skirt of fringed skin, edged at the top and bottom with a single row of white beads.
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      A long skirt with a slit up the back as far as the buttocks, designed for women to wear…

      A long skirt with a slit up the back as far as the buttocks, designed for women to wear over their breeches while riding a horse.

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