Definitions for Pinafore
ˈpɪn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊrpinafore

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jumper, pinafore, pinnynoun

   a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pinaforenoun

   A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes. Most often worn by young girls as an overdress.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pinafore

   A pinafore (colloquially a pinny in British English) is a sleeveless garment worn as an apron.Pinafores may be worn as a decorative garment and as a protective apron. A related term is pinafore dress (known as a jumper in American English), i.e. a sleeveless dress intended to be worn over a top or blouse. A key difference between a pinafore and a jumper dress is that the pinafore is open in the back. In informal British usage, however, a pinafore dress is sometimes referred to as simply a pinafore, which can lead to confusion. Nevertheless, this has led some authors to use the term "pinafore apron", although this is redundant as pinafore alone implies an apron. The name reflects the pinafore having formerly pinned (pin) to the front (afore) of a dress. The pinafore had no buttons and was simply "pinned on the front".

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1. pinafore

   A pinafore is a sleeveless garment, similar to an apron, typically worn by women and girls over their clothes as a protective or decorative layer. It usually ties or buttons in the back.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pinaforenoun

   an apron for a child to protect the front part of dress; a tier

2. Etymology: [Pin + afore.]

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1. Pinafore

   A pinafore is a sleeveless garment worn as an apron. Pinafores may be worn by girls as a decorative garment and by both girls and women as a protective apron. A related term is pinafore dress, which is British English for what in American English is known as a jumper dress, i.e. a sleeveless dress intended to be worn over a top or blouse. A key difference between a pinafore and a jumper dress is that the pinafore is open in the back. In informal British usage however, a pinafore dress is sometimes referred to as simply a pinafore, which can lead to confusion. The name reflects that the pinafore was formerly pinned to the front of a dress. The pinafore had no buttons, was simply "pinned on the front" which led to the term "pinafore."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pinafore

   pin′a-fōr, n. a loose covering of cotton or linen over a child's dress. [Pin + afore.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pinafore

   Literally an apron pinned on the bosom and at the hips of the wearer. The modern example of a pinafore with armholes is pinned or buttoned behind.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pinafore in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pinafore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Pinafore in a Sentence

1. Catholic University of America:

   All of the dresses have certain verifiable characteristics, including, for example, a' secret pocket' on the right side of the pinafore skirt for Dorothy's handkerchief,' Judy Garland' written by hand in a script specific to a single person who labeled all of the extant dresses in the same hand. Apparently, the thin material of the blouse was prone to tearing when Judy Garland as Dorothy took it off after filming, and a seamstress often repaired it before Judy Garland as Dorothy donned it for the next shoot.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pinafore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pinafore
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinafore
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pinafore
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pinafore
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pinafore
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Pinafore