dyaper

Middle English

Alternative forms

• diaper, dyapre, dyapr, diapur, dyapere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from Medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum, from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːapər/, /ˈdiːaprə/

Noun

dyaper (uncountable) (rare)

1. Fabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or emblems.
2. (rare) A piece of clothing made of such fabric.

Derived terms

• dyapren

Descendants

• English: diaper
• Scots: dyper

References

• “dīaper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-20.