DIAPER

diaper. Diaper, n. a sort of fine flowered linen, a napkin

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Di″a‐per (?), n. [[OF. diaspre, diapre, diaspe, sort of figured cloth, It. diaspro jasper, diaspo figured cloth, from L. jaspis a green-colored precious stone. See Jasper.]] 1. 1. Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.
2. 2. (Fine Arts) Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.
3. 3. A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc.
Let one attend him with a silver basin, . . . Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper. Shak. 4. 4. An infant's breechcloth.