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apron

[ey-pruhn] / ˈeɪ prən /
NOUN
protection
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"It is not little kitchens and pots boiling away, mimsy little things being placed on plates. He is cooking with fire... he stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks," Coren said.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Police said Monday that several heat-stricken passengers were treated by emergency services at Frankfurt airport the previous day after their plane was held for more than an hour on the apron before take-off.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He filmed a video of himself giving her an apron instead.

From Salon Apr. 8, 2026

Razelle Swimmer carried around a puppet of the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, brandishing knives and wearing an apron that said “Eat the Rich.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

The dog stops beside it at the order counter, where an older woman in a green apron tosses a gristly piece of meat into his mouth.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

They wear matching “The Real Food Show” aprons.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

On Wednesday, nurses with plastic aprons and face masks manned 15 tables in a sports hall at the University of Kent to begin immunisations, in scenes reminiscent of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2025

Otherwise, Starbucks still prohibits its baristas from posting on shift, in their aprons or behind the bar, unless such posts are preapproved and coordinated with the company’s brand-marketing or communications team, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

At the door I paused; the place was already full, jammed with vets in loose gray shirts and trousers and women in short, tight-fitting, stiffly starched gingham aprons.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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