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diaper

1. di.a.per \'di--(*-)p*r\ n [ME diapre, fr. MF, fr. ML diasprum] 1: a 
   fabric with a distinctive pattern :  1a: a rich silk fabric  1b: a soft 
   usu. white linen or cotton fabric used for tablecloths or towels  2: a 
   basic garment for infants consisting of a folded cloth or other absorb ent 
   material drawn up between the legs and fastened about the waist 3: an 
   allover pattern consisting of one or more small repeated units of des ign 
   (as geometric figures connecting with one another or growing out of one 
   another with continuously flowing or straight lines
2. diaper \-p(*-)rin\ vt or di.a.per.ing 1: to ornament with diaper designs 
    2: to put on or change the diaper of (an infant)