pinafore

[US]/'pɪnəfɔː/
[UK]/'pɪnə'fɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. apron

Example Sentences

She wore a cute pinafore over her blouse.

The little girl spilled paint on her pinafore.

The waitress tied her pinafore around her waist.

Her grandmother sewed a new pinafore for her to wear to the party.

The pinafore was embroidered with colorful flowers.

She baked cookies while wearing a pinafore to protect her clothes.

The vintage pinafore brought a nostalgic feel to the outfit.

The little boy's pinafore was stained with grass after playing outside.

She tied the pinafore straps in a bow behind her back.

The pinafore had a pocket for her to carry small items.

Real-world Examples

So you think that now he's obsessed with...-What's underneath the pinafore. Yes.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

The breeze died, and the pinafore and hair lay still, and the smoke went up straight.

Source: Returning Home

Then mother's a deader too, cried the little girl, dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

The kids were in a broom closet. Our janitor walked in on them just as cindy was lifting up her pinafore.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

The wind blew the smoke, and the child's hair, and the corner of his pinafore, all in the same direction.

Source: Returning Home

And all the critics will groan and grunt about " Dear old Pinafore" .

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

Then he made himself up with a pinafore.

Source: Pan Pan

She liked to eat them with a pinafore.

Source: Pan Pan

Presently they trod upon their pinafores and fell on their noses.

Source: Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Part 1)

Puffed sleeves and pinafores were replaced over time by a modest beige dress, brown bowler hat and brogues, and white cotton gloves.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia Comprehensive Category

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