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  1. noun A piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating.
  2. noun The part of an apron or pair of overalls worn over the chest.
  3. noun Bibbed overalls worn while skiing.
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  • Kate shed parka, bib, and boots and rolled up her sleeves. —  A Fine and Bitter Snow
  • So bring your bib, your wetnaps and those ears of yours to the RibFest! offers the details on two entertainment options for fans of old-school alternative tonight: a Morrissey listening party at Delilah's and the cinema debut of Beastie Boys concert doc ChicagoFairTrade. org is a great site for information about free-trade issues in Chicago and worldwide.
  • In keeping with the shift to simpler, cheaper fare, the guide has sharply increased the number of bistros and other more modest establishments which qualify for its "bib" rating. —  Top stories from Times Online
  • I haven't had crab legs in like 18 years and I was all ready to don a bib, grab the cracker and go to town. —  Branded in the 80s!
  • First off, I wasn't offered a bib, and I was not about to be the messy slob that asked for one. —  Branded in the 80s!
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  1. Probably from Middle English bibben, to drink heartily, from Latin bibere; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = North. English beb, from Middle English bibben, tipple, drink; cf. freq. bibble, nearly = Old Dutch biberen, drink frequently. Middle English bibben “must have been borrowed directly from Latin bibere, to drink, and may be imagined to have been … used jocularly by those familiar with a little monkish Latin” (Skeat); but perhaps of natural origin. See imbibe, bibulous, bever, and beverage.
  2. Supposed to be derived from the verb bib, because it absorbs moisture. Cf. bavette and beaver.
  3. So called from a membrane which covers the eyes and other parts about the head, and which, when inflated, may be compared to a bib; from bib.
 

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