| apron | 1. An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings. 2. Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; as, The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck. A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot. "The weather being too hot for the apron." . The infolded abdomen of a crab. Origin: OE. Napron, OF. Naperon, F. Napperon, dim. Of OF. Nape, F. Nappe, cloth, tablecloth, LL. Napa, fr. L. Mappa, napkin, table napkin. See Map. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hottentot | 1. <ethnology> One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts. 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds. <botany> Hottentot cherry See Elephant's foot, under Elephant. Origin: D. Hottentot; so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hottentot tea | <botany> A South African shrub (Barosma) with small leaves that are dotted with oil dlands; also, the leaves themselves, which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc. Several species furnish the leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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