apronlike

English

Etymology

apron +‎ -like

Adjective

apronlike (comparative more apronlike, superlative most apronlike)

1. Resembling an apron.
   • 1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 15, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‎^[1], New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 80:

     I had buttoned up the collar [of the dress] and tied the belt, apronlike, in back.

   • 1992, Keith L Moore, Clinically oriented anatomy:

     As a result, the apronlike greater omentum is composed of four layers of peritoneum.

Translations

resembling an apron

• Portuguese: aventalado