tablier

English

Etymology

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French table

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -ier

French tablierbor.

English tablier

Borrowed from French tablier.

Noun

tablier (plural tabliers)

1. (obsolete) Chessboard.
2. (anatomy) An enlarged labia minora characteristic of certain African women.
3. A protective skirt or similar structure.

Anagrams

• altbier, betrail, librate, triable, trilabe

French

Etymology

From table +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.bli.je/

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Noun

tablier m (plural tabliers)

1. apron
2. pinafore
3. a gameboard
4. a rigid panel or board
5. the deck of a bridge

Derived terms

• rendre son tablier
• tablier de cuisine

Further reading

• “tablier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• établir, libérât, rétabli