DIAPER, noun Figured linen cloth; a cloth wove in flowers or figures; much used for towels or napkins. Hence, a towel or napkin. DIAPER, verb transitive To variegate or diversify, as cloth, with figures; to flower. DIAPER, verb intransitive To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth. If you diaper on folds.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI