hoover apron

noun

hoo·​ver apron

¦hüvə(r)-

: a woman's coverall in the form of a dress that closes by a tie at the waist and has overlapping reversible front

Word History

Etymology

after Herbert Hoover †1964 31st president of the U.S.; from its popularity among home gardeners when Hoover was food administrator in World War I

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