Pinafore
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pinafore is a noun meaning A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.
Meaning
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To dress in a pinafore.
Example Sentences
She was a strangely thin girl in a dark pinafore, with a pink handkerchief tied over her hair.
The old man heaved himself from the chair, seized Jessamy by her pinafore frill and marched her to the house.
“He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores.
The starched pinafore with the wide frills on each shoulder, which she always wore over her grey frock, was removed, and the frock itself changed for her best navy blue serge.
Word Forms
- pinafores
- pinaforing
- pinafored
Synonyms for pinafore
Depending on context, synonyms include jumper, pinny.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pinny, jumper, apron, pinbefore, slipper, tidy.
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