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diaper

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di·a·per  (d-pr, dpr)
n.
1.
a. A folded piece of absorbent material, such as paper or cloth, that is placed between a baby's legs and fastened at the waist to contain excretions.
b. A similar piece of material, worn by incontinent adults.
2.
a. A white cotton or linen fabric patterned with small, duplicative diamond-shaped figures.
b. A piece of such cloth.
c. Such a pattern.
tr.v. di·a·pered, di·a·per·ing, di·a·pers
1. To put a diaper on.
2. To weave or decorate in a diamond-shaped pattern.

[Middle English, a patterned fabric, from Old French diapre, diaspre, from Medieval Latin diasprum, a white silken material, from Medieval Greek diaspros, pure white : dia-, intensive pref.; see dia- + aspros, white (probably from Latin asper, rough).]

diaper
Noun
US & Canad a nappy [Medieval Greek diaspros pure white]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diaperdiaper - garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
2.diaper - a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations

diaper [ˈdaɪəpəʳ] n (US) → pañal m
diaper [ˈdaɪəpəʳ] n (US) → couche f
diaper [ˈdaɪəpəʳ] (US) nWindel f
diaper [ˈdaɪəpəʳ] n (US) → pannolino

diaper [ˈdaiəpə] nappy

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The orphreys were woven in a diaper of red and gold silk, and were starred with medallions of many saints and martyrs, among whom was St.
 
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