smock
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to clothe in a smock.
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to draw (a fabric) by needlework into a honeycomb pattern with diamond-shaped recesses.
noun
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any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc
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a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc
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Also called: smock frock. a loose protective overgarment decorated with smocking, worn formerly esp by farm workers
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archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries
verb
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- smocklike adjective
- unsmocked adjective
Etymology
Origin of smock
before 1000; Middle English (noun), Old English smocc; originally name for a garment with a hole for the head; compare Old Norse smjūga to put on (a garment) over the head
Example Sentences
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Ms. Smith’s nightmare is being forced to wear a baggy blue smock on her wedding day, the Texas department of corrections’ fallback attire for visitors that don’t adhere to the dress code.
From New York Times
Waxed coats, denim smocks and bucket hats, based on patterns found at its quayside factory and hand-sewn by a 20-strong team, have proved a hit in Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Australia.
From BBC
I joked with the assistant who led me to the dressing room where I changed out of my clothes and into a smock that opens at the front.
From Washington Post
On a Zoom call in April, Ms. Larson tied up her damp hair and fixed the collar of her tartan Batsheva smock dress.
From New York Times
Her hair bunched under a white cap and her arms crossed against her smock, she has been at the Winbest Industrial plant for more than 13 years, ascending from assembly line to deputy manager.
From Los Angeles Times
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