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Pronunciation : Di"a*per
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. diaspre, diapre, diaspe, sort of figured cloth, It. diaspro jasper, diaspo figured cloth, from L.jaspis a green-colored precious stone. See Jasper.]
Definition : 1. Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.

2. (Fine Arts)

Defn: Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.

3. 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. Shak.

4. An infant's breechcloth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Di"a*per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving. "Diapered light." H. Van Laun. Engarlanded and diapered With in wrought flowers. Tennyson.

2. To put a diaper on (a child).

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Di"a*per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth. "If you diaper on folds." Peacham.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913