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pinny

British  
/ ˈpɪnɪ /

noun

  1. a child's or informal name for pinafore

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The shop at the Bauhaus is a joy – a place where it’s easy to blow €100 on cups, posh pencils and an arty pinny.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2019

What do you think he’s hiding under his grandma’s pinny?

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

What do you think he’s hiding under his grandma’s pinny?

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

The seven images I've seen include one blonde Sindy with a food mixer and pinny, one in full princess party mode and another with a T-shirt that hopes to ram the message home: "100% fresh".

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2012

“She give him one look––an’ put her clean pinny to her eyes.

From The Cruise of the Shining Light by Duncan, Norman

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