Protective garments worn over clothing, typically tied at the waist, or flat areas extending outward from a main structure.
From Old French naperon, diminutive of nape (tablecloth), from Latin mappa (napkin). The initial 'n' was lost through misdivision of 'a napron' as 'an apron'. Originally referred to a small cloth, then evolved to mean a protective garment.
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