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diaper | |
1. n. A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern formed by alternating directions of thread. | |
2. n. A towel or napkin made from such fabric. | |
3. n. (North America) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an older person who is incontinent; a nappy. | |
4. n. The diamond pattern associated with diaper textiles. | |
5. n. Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced. | |
6. v. To put diapers on someone. | |
Diapering a baby is something you have to learn fast. | |
7. v. To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth. | |