Diaper \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. Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven
in diaper pattern. See 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Diaper \Di"a*per\, v. t.
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.
--Tennyson.
2. To put a diaper on (a child).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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