From the Webster's Universal Encyclopedic Dictionary
Diaper
1: a fabric with a distinctive pattern. a: a rich silk fabric b: a soft usually white linen or cotton fabric used for tableclothes or towels.
2: an allover pattern consisting of one or more small repeated units of design (as geometric figures) connecting with one another or growing out of one another with continuously flowing or straight lines.
(there is a fabric common on traditional/colonial style furniture that i know everyone in the world has seen that is a perfect example of this. its available in every furniture store at every price point on Queen Anne chairs. will have to scan or find a pic )
3: a basic garments for infants consisting of a folded cloth or other absorbent material drawn up between the legs and fastened about the waist
also
diaper
(transitive verb) to ornament with diaper designs.
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Interesting that the common use of the word in the US doesn't fall to use #3. I bet you would be perceived as strange using the word in its original use however unless you were in specific circles.
Chris
Diaper
1: a fabric with a distinctive pattern. a: a rich silk fabric b: a soft usually white linen or cotton fabric used for tableclothes or towels.
2: an allover pattern consisting of one or more small repeated units of design (as geometric figures) connecting with one another or growing out of one another with continuously flowing or straight lines.
(there is a fabric common on traditional/colonial style furniture that i know everyone in the world has seen that is a perfect example of this. its available in every furniture store at every price point on Queen Anne chairs. will have to scan or find a pic )
3: a basic garments for infants consisting of a folded cloth or other absorbent material drawn up between the legs and fastened about the waist
also
diaper
(transitive verb) to ornament with diaper designs.
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Interesting that the common use of the word in the US doesn't fall to use #3. I bet you would be perceived as strange using the word in its original use however unless you were in specific circles.
Chris
