hoover apron

[ hoo-ver ]

/ ˈhu vər /

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noun

a dresslike coverall for women that ties at the waist.

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Origin of hoover apron

1945–50, Americanism; named after H. Hoover, so called from its popularity during his term as food administrator

Words nearby hoover apron

hootenanny, hooter, Hooton, hoot owl, hoover, hoover apron, Hoover Dam, Hoover, Herbert, Hoover, J. Edgar, Hooverville, Hoovervilles

How to use hoover apron in a sentence

An office manager, he says, was wearing an apron with Santa on it.
A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We live in a world where a J. Edgar Hoover biopic got made before a Martin Luther King Jr. one.
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such was the corrosive paranoia of the time, fueled by McCarthy and abetted by Hoover.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The world in which a J. Edgar Hoover movie exists before an MLK movie is utterly bizarre to me.
David Oyelowo on Playing Martin Luther King Jr., Ebola Fears, and Race in Hollywood|Marlow Stern|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Two years later, Kansas helped oust Curtis—and Hoover—by voting for Franklin Roosevelt and re-electing McGill.
A Loss by Pat Roberts in Kansas? Actually, Not So Bizarre|Jeff Greenfield|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sarah was standing on the porch again wiping her hands on her apron, looking away toward the fields.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Shrieking inarticulate anathema, he rushed downstairs, the man in the green baize apron following at his heels.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
That evening old Liz filled her teapot, threw her apron over it, and descended to the court to visit Mrs Rampy.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
Mrs Rampy broke down at this point and threw her apron over her head to conceal her feelings.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
Mrs. Gum dusted a large old-fashioned oak chair with her apron; but he perched himself on one of its elbows.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood