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APRON (a corruption arising from a wrong
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division of " a napron " into " an apron," from the Fr. naperon, napperon, a diminutive of nappe,
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Lat. mappa, a napkin)  , an
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article of
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costume used to protect the front of the clothes . It forms
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part of the ceremonial
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dress of Freemasons . The "
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apron " worn by
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church dignitaries is a shortened
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cassock (q.v.) . The word has many technical uses, as for the protecting slope in front of the
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sill of
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dock-
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gates, or at the
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foot of weirs .

End of Article: APRON (a corruption arising from a wrong division of " a napron " into " an apron," from the Fr. naperon, napperon, a diminutive of nappe, Lat. mappa, a napkin)
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