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1. Diaper
   A diaper is a device employed in Gothic architecture for decorating the plain surface of a wall. It is a pattern of leaves and flowers, and sometimes it is worked into squares or lozenges. Diapers are sometimes carved in stone and sometimes painted and are generally used only in interior work.
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2. diaper
   A pattern formed by small, repeated geometrical motifs set adjacent to one another, used to decorate stone surfaces in architecture and as a background to illuminations in manuscripts, wall painting or panel painting.
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3. diaper
   [n] - a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures 2. [n] - garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist
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4. diaper
   In Gothic architecture, a small pattern of a conventional nature, generally geometrical but sometimes floral in design, used for the surface decoration of stone. The idea was probably taken from the...
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5. diaper
   damask cloth; check weave Category: Various industries and crafts • originally, a rich, costly silk fabric woven in a small diamond-shaped pattern with single colored patterns. Uses: vestments, dresses, etc. in the Orient. Category: Various industries and crafts
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6. diaper
   See decorative motifs.
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7. Diaper
   Di'a·per noun [ Old French diaspre , diapre , diaspe , sort of figured cloth, Italian diaspro jasper, diaspo figured cloth, from Latin jaspis a green-colored precious stone. See Jasper .] 1. A...
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8. Diaper
   Di'a·per transitive verb 1. To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving. ' Diapered light.' H. Van Laun. « Engarlanded and diapered With in wrought flowers.» T...
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9. Diaper
   Di'a·per intransitive verb To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth. 'If you diaper on folds.' Peacham.
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10. diaper
    nappy noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
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11. Diaper
    • (v. t.) To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving. • (v. t.) To put a diaper on (a child). • (n.) Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2. • (n.) An infant`s breechcloth. • (n.) A to...
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12. diaper
    in architecture, surface decoration, carved or painted, generally composed of square or lozenge shapes but also of other simple figures, each of ...
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13. Diaper
    Diaper was 1930s and 1940s slang for clothes.
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14. Diaper
    Diaper was 1930s and 1940s slang for clothes.
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15. Diaper
    A nappy (in Commonwealth English) or a diaper (in American English) is a kind of underwear that allows one to defecate or urinate on oneself discreetly. When diapers become soiled, they require changing; this process is often performed by a second person such as a parent or caregiver. Failure to ch...
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16. Diaper
    Ornament, often done by chasing, producing a trellised or latticed design of diamonds, squares, and similar formal shapes.
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17. Diaper
    An absorbent undergarment that is worn by babies and young children that are unable or unwilling to control the bladder and bowels. Diapers must be changed frequently by parents and caregivers to avoid diaper rash. Synonym(s): Nappy Narrower term(s): Disposable Diaper Cloth Diaper Diaper Service
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18. Diaper
    As a term in ornamentation diaper is applied to a surface covered with a flowered pattern sculptured in low relief, or to a similar pattern in painting or gilding covering a panel or flat surface.
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19. Diaper
    Diaper is a kind of textile fabric formerly much used for towels and napkins, and formed either of linen or cotton, or a mixture of the two, upon the surface of which a flowered or figured pattern is produced by a peculiar mode of twilling.
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20. Diaper
    nappy
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21. diaper
    fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures.
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