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
Other Word Forms
- 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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The next morning, I woke to see you in a fresh smock dress, wearing an apron, looking right at home as a farm girl.
From Literature
He was tall and looked fit for his age in a light cotton smock and pants.
From Literature
But almost every silhouette was inspired after a specific design she used for almost all her shirts: a boxy shape with four front pockets and partial buttons, similar to a smock.
From Los Angeles Times
One man in white smock and flowing beard waved a giant flag; another held a large silver icon above Georgescu's head.
From BBC
He said: "When you've been sitting there since the crack of dawn in a smock waiting to have open heart surgery, however calm I tried to feel, you still get a bit nervous."
From BBC
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