Apron /(ā"pŭrn [or] ā"prŭn; 277)/

A·pron

Apron

n.
  1. An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.
  2. Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; (Gun.) [Prov. Eng.]