Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
- noun A similar piece of material, worn by incontinent adults.
- noun A pattern composed of small, regularly repeated geometric motifs, usually diamonds or lozenges, used to decorate a surface.
- noun A white cotton or linen fabric having such a pattern.
- noun A piece of such fabric.
- transitive verb To put a diaper on.
- transitive verb To weave or decorate in a diaper pattern.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To variegate or diversify, as cloth, with figures; flower: as, diapered silk.
- To draw or work in diaper, or as part of a diaper; introduce in a diapered pattern or fabric.
- To draw a series or succession of flowers or figures, as upon cloth.
- noun Originally, a silken fabric of one color having a pattern of the same color woven in it; now, a textile fabric having a pattern not strongly defined, and repeated at short intervals; especially, such a fabric of linen, where the pattern is indicated only by the direction of the thread, the whole being white or in the unbleached natural color. Compare
damask - noun A pattern for decoration of any kind consisting of a simple figure often repeated, as in the woven fabric.
- noun Any pattern constantly repeated over a relatively large surface, whether consisting of figures separated by the background only, or of compartments constantly succeeding one another, and filled with a design, especially a geometric design, or one based on a flower-form.
- noun In heraldry, same as
diapering . - noun A towel or napkin.
- noun A square piece of cloth for swaddling the nates and adjacent parts of au infant; a clout.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving.
- transitive verb To put a diaper on (a child).
- intransitive verb To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.
- noun Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.
- noun (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.
- noun A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc.
- noun An infant's breechcloth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A textile
fabric having adiamond -shapedpattern formed by alternating directions ofthread . - noun A
towel ornapkin made from such fabric. - noun North America An
absorbent garment worn by ababy , or by someone who isincontinent . - noun The diamond pattern associated with diaper textiles.
- verb To put diapers on someone.
- verb To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
- noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The problem with wearing a diaper to court is wearing a *diaper* to court.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy 2010
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Anyone one of these neurotic Christian GOP self-loathing Sheep who deviates from the missionary position – in the dark – Pat Boone on the stereo, a Phyllis Schlafly nightlight on in the bathroom with a wide-stance and a loaded glock under their pillow with a diaper is a deviate.
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Second note: tell the boy not going in diaper is only good if he goes in the toilet).
Argh, argh, argh 2009
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Second note: tell the boy not going in diaper is only good if he goes in the toilet).
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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We head back over to the living room, where his diaper is lying on the floor in front of his DVD player, next to his pants, which I hadn't put back on earlier after changing him.
Warning: This is kind of a shitty blog post Tyler 2009
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Watching black Africans worship a pasty Jesus who is wearing what Tessa can best describe as a diaper is a cultural experience Tessa could live without.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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We head back over to the living room, where his diaper is lying on the floor in front of his DVD player, next to his pants, which I hadn't put back on earlier after changing him.
Archive 2009-10-04 Tyler 2009
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Watching black Africans worship a pasty Jesus who is wearing what Tessa can best describe as a diaper is a cultural experience Tessa could live without.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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I think just diaper is enough for addressing this clueless moron.
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It appears the reason for the red diaper is eating the red hot version of Cheetos which makes the baby cranky.
Think Progress » Ridge Defends Napolitano From Right-Wing Attacks: The Criticisms Are ‘Misplaced’ 2010
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