diaper

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let one attend him with a silver basin, . . .
Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An infant's breechcloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving. “Diapered light.” H. Van Laun. [ 1913 Webster ]

Engarlanded and diapered
With in wrought flowers. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put a diaper on (a child). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth. “If you diaper on folds.” Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ]