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# pinafore

noun (pinafores)

«pinafore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pinafore is an apron, worn over a dress to keep it clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinafore/#m1)
2. A pinafore can also be a loose dress with no sleeves, worn over a blouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinafore/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, children's clothing; a pinafore can be used as a bag to carry things

### Examples

- She put on a clean white pinafore for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinafore/#x1)
- The girls filled their pinafores with berries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinafore/#x2)
- Gretel emptied her pinafore of pearls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinafore/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pinafore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinafore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pinafore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinafore.html) on Mova free.