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 Translation for 'pinafore' from English to Swedish
NOUN   a pinafore | pinafores
SYNO jumper | pinafore | pinny
haklapp {u}pinafore
klädsel
hängselklänning {u}
pinafore dress
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Translation for 'pinafore' from English to Swedish

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pinafore
haklapp {u}

pinafore dress
hängselklänning {u}klädsel
Usage Examples English
  • This skirt section has a white pinafore lied over it with one blue bird on the side of the bottom of the pinafore.
  • head to feet") is a long, trapezoidal Russian jumper dress (pinafore dress) worn by girls and women and forming part of Russian traditional folk costume.
  • The name reflects the pinafore having formerly pinned (pin) to the front (afore) of a dress. The pinafore had no buttons and was simply "pinned on the front".
  • Historically, a typical nurse uniform consisted of a dress, pinafore apron and nurse's cap.
  • A jumper or jumper dress (in American English), pinafore dress or informally pinafore or pinny (British English) is a sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt, T-shirt or sweater.

  • Since fabric was scarce, women would make aprons out of flour and animal-feed sacks to protect their clothing. Pinafore aprons, or "pinnies" as they were affectionately called, began to gain popularity.
  • The victim was wearing a blue jumper, blue brassiere, a green pinafore dress and black stiletto court shoes (of which only one was found).
  • Girls irrespective of their classes must wear white knee length box pleaded skirts, steel grey neck pinafore, navy blue and white winter stockings and black buckled shoes.
  • Navy blue pinafore with tie and white shirt and school belt for girls up to 8th and white salwar with navy blue bottom and pinafore for girls from class 9.
  • From the early nineteenth century onwards, the term guimpe also described a form of short under-blouse or chemisette which was worn under a pinafore or low cut dress to fill in the neckline and, if sleeved, cover the arms.

  • Members of the school's co-op wear a purple Baju Kurung, and tudung, or a pinafore and a white collared-shirt, along with white canvas shoes and white socks.
  • Girls who wear the uniform with the knee-length pinafore or skirt, especially those attending co-ed schools, usually wear shorts under their pinafore to allow for carefree movement.
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