Apron
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An apron is a garment covering the front of the body, over clothing, to protect the clothing underneath. They have several purposes, most commonly to protect clothes and skin from stains and marks, an
Aprons may be worn at work.
Cook with Red Apron by Léon Bonvin
Pinafore style apron
Baker's wife, Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise, France) in a tabard (U.K.) or cobbler apron (U.S.) or sv:Överdragsförkläde (Sweden)
Tabard
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A tabard is a type of short coat that was commonly worn by men during the late Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe. Generally worn outdoors, the coat was either sleeveless or had short sleev
Apron
…shaped over shoulder while aprons usually have no bib, or only a smaller one. A child's garment to wear at school or for play would be a pinafore. A tabard (UK) or cobbler apron (U.S.) is a type of apron that covers both the front and back of the body. It is fastened with side ties or with waistbands that…
A 20th-century English herald's tabard
The Waterseller of Seville by Diego Velázquez, c. 1620, depicting a functional workman's tabard
Thomas Hawley, Clarenceux King of Arms, depicted in his tabard on a grant of arms of 1556
Gelre Herald to the Duke of Guelders, c. 1380