Meaning
A cloth garment tied over the front of the clothes to keep them clean while cooking, cleaning, washing, or working — the cook's or housewife's apron, and also the fuller pinafore-apron worn by helpers and market women. The apron is a homely emblem of the woman at work in the kitchen and the yard, and it doubles as a handy thing to wipe the hands on, gather produce in, or shield the children under. A clean apron marks a tidy worker.
Examples
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Mama tie on har apron fi cook.
Mum tied on her apron to cook.
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She gather di ackee inna har apron.
She gathered the ackee in her apron.
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Wipe yuh hand pon di apron.
Wipe your hands on the apron.
Origin
From English 'apron'; a cloth worn over the front while working. See [[frock]], [[market-day]].
How it’s used
A cloth tied over the clothes for cooking/working. See [[frock]], [[market-day]].