pinafore

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pin·a·fore /ˈpɪnəfɔː $ -fɔːr/ noun [countable]  1. (also pinafore dress British English)DCC a dress that does not cover your arms and under which you wear a shirt or blouse 无袖连衣裙 SYN American English jumper2. DCC (also pinny British English informal) a loose piece of clothing that does not cover your arms, worn over your clothes to keep them clean 连胸围裙 → apron

Examples from the Corpus

pinafore• The girls are dressed alike, in dark blue uniforms with white collars and black pinafores.• The inmates wore a uniform of pale blue, the girls with white pinafores.Origin pinafore (1700-1800) pin + afore “in front” ( → AFOREMENTIONED)

pin·a·fore nounChineseSyllable  

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pinafore
pin‧a‧fore /ˈpɪnəfɔː $ -fɔːr/ noun [countable]1. (also ˈpinafore ˌdress British English) a dress that does not cover your arms and under which you wear a shirt or blouse
   SYN  jumper American English
2. (also pinny British English informal) a loose piece of clothing that does not cover your arms, worn over your clothes to keep them clean ⇨ apron

pina·foreBrE /ˈpɪnəfɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪnəfɔːr/ 🔊 noun (also ˈpinafore dress) (both especially BrE) (NAmE usually jumper) a loose dress with no sleeves, usually worn over a blouse or sweater 无袖女装（通常套在衬衣或针织套衫外面）；围裙装(old-fashioned) (also informal pinny) (both BrE) a long loose piece of clothing without sleeves, worn by women over the front of their clothes to keep them clean, for example when cooking （女用）围裙  ➡  compare apron (1) a loose piece of clothing like a dress without sleeves, worn by children over their clothes to keep them clean, or by young girls over a dress （小孩）围裙，围嘴；（女孩的）连胸围裙