Definition of: diaper

(dī′ə·pər) noun
1. In the Middle Ages, a fine figured silken or linen cloth.
2. In art and architecture, a form of surface decoration, consisting of a system of reticulations, each of which contains a flower pattern, geometric design, etc., either carved or painted.
3. A soft, absorbent, bleached cotton fabric, of plain or birdseye weave: used for toweling, babies' breechcloths, etc.
4. A baby's breechcloth; waistcloth.
—v.t.
1. To decorate with a repeated figure or similar figures.
2. To put a diaper on. [<OF diapre, earlier diaspre <Med. Gk. diaspros <dia- completely + aspros white]
A DIAPER
PATTERN (def. 2)