smock
a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
to clothe in a smock.
to draw (a fabric) by needlework into a honeycomb pattern with diamond-shaped recesses.
Origin of smock
1Other words from smock
- smocklike, adjective
- un·smocked, adjective
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How to use smock in a sentence
Think $69 smocked bodice jumpsuits or $250 cashmere ones from French designers like Jacadi and Bonpoint.
How Different Is Raising the Royal Baby From a Typical American Child? | Kevin Fallon, Lizzie Crocker | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe would wear a short red skirt with bands of black velvet around it, and smocked at the belt.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella BlanchardHis eyes followed a pink-smocked, bob-haired maiden hurrying across the Park; but apparently she did not register.
Out of the Air | Inez Haynes IrwinI could see the door open and a blue-smocked old man appear on the threshold.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell FoxAway off in the fields the blue-smocked peasants bent still at their toil.
Anna the Adventuress | E. Phillips Oppenheim
Up a winding country road wound groups of blue-smocked villagers; the women frilled-capped, the men baggily-trousered.
Autumn Impressions of the Gironde | Isabel Giberne Sieveking
British Dictionary definitions for smock
/ (smɒk) /
any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc
a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc
Also called: smock frock a loose protective overgarment decorated with smocking, worn formerly esp by farm workers
archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries
to ornament (a garment) with smocking
Origin of smock
1Derived forms of smock
- smocklike, adjective
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