naperoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• naperon, napperone, napron, naproun, naprun, naprune
• (with reanalysis) aperon, apron, haperon

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French napperon (“tablecloth”); related to nape (“tablecloth”). The initial n was frequently reinterpreted as part of the preceding article in this word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌ(n)aːp(ə)ˈruːn/, /ˌ(n)ap(ə)-/, /-ˈroːn/, /ˈ(n)aːp(ə)run/, /ˈ(n)ap(ə)run/

Noun

naperoun (plural naperouns)

1. An apron or smock (garment worn over torso)
2. A bishop's apron; a short cassock.

Descendants

• English: apron
• Scots: apern, aupron, awpron