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noun

Diaper n.

Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.

(Fine Arts) Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.

A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc. "Let one attend him with a silver basin,... Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper."

An infant's breechcloth.

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Etymology of 'Diaper'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Diaper" Quotes from Famous Books

... strips of linen, four double." I then folded one, wet in arnica and water, and laid it on the collar bone, put two other bands, like a pair of suspenders, over the shoulders, crossing them both in front and behind, pinning the ends to the diaper, which gave the needed pressure without impeding the circulation anywhere. As I finished she gave me a look of budding confidence, and seemed satisfied that all was well. Several times, night and day, we wet the compress and readjusted ...

— Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 • Elizabeth Cady Stanton

... it for a lamp fixed against the mast of the Loulia. He put his hand down to his hip-pocket. Yes, his revolver was safely there. He lit a cigar, then, moved by an after-thought, threw it away. Its tip hissed as it struck the river. He looked at that blue jewel, at the diaper of yellow below it, and he set out upon ...

— Bella Donna - A Novel • Robert Hichens

... the Provinces—two on either side—hanging on the stem of an oak. These Gothic canopies occupy nearly the whole of the middle space of the seal, the ground between them and the border is covered with a rich diaper, and a shield bearing the Royal Arms of England fills the space beneath the centre canopy. The border of the seal bears the inscription, "Victoria, Dei Gratia, Britanniae Regina, F. D. In Canada Sigillum." This work would add ...

— Picturesque Quebec • James MacPherson Le Moine

Words linked to "Diaper" : fabric, nappy, textile, diaper rash, diaper dermatitis