smocking

[ smok-ing ]

noun

1. smocked needlework.
2. embroidery stitches used to hold gathered cloth in even folds.

smocking

/ ˈsmɒkɪŋ /

noun

1. ornamental needlework used to gather and stitch material in a honeycomb pattern so that the part below the gathers hangs in even folds

Word History and Origins

Origin of smocking¹

First recorded in 1885–90; smock + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I walked down the gangway and there was the same old rogue of a porter in his blue smocking.

From Project Gutenberg

A tiny pocket on the right hand side has also a little smocking at the base to correspond.

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At the top the apron is narrowed by means of three groups of honeycomb or diamond smocking, terminating in points.

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Stamped patterns can be had for smocking but they are not at all necessary.

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The simplest form of smocking is the honeycomb or diamond (Figure 106).

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