smock

[ smok ]

/ smɒk /

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noun

a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.

verb (used with object)

to clothe in a smock.

to draw (a fabric) by needlework into a honeycomb pattern with diamond-shaped recesses.

Nearby words

smithsonite, smithtown, smithy, smitten, smitty, smock, smock frock, smock mill, smocking, smog, smogbound

Origin of smock

before 1000; Middle English (noun), Old English smocc; orig. name for a garment with a hole for the head; compare Old Norse smjūga to put on (a garment) over the head

Related forms

smock·like, adjectiveun·smocked, adjective

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Examples from the Web for smock

His signature blue jacket is a Parisian street sweeper's smock purchased on his semi-annual trips to Paris.
Knowing Bill Cunningham|Philip Gefter|March 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Merritt Wever is adorable and believable as Zoey, a nervous first-year nursing student so callow she has bunnies on her smock.
'Nurse Jackie' Will Make You Feel Better|Caryn James|June 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She is in her smock, man, and were it not for the balusters I deem ye should see her barefoot.
The Wood Beyond the World|William Morris
It was Kenny in a painter's smock intent upon a palette, vividly, whimsically, delightfully Kenny.
Kenny|Leona Dalrymple

If thou wer't as naked as thou wer't born, thou should'st not stay to put on a Smock.
The Busie Body|Susanna Centlivre
He wore a yokel's smock much too big for him, and yet not big enough to hide his bespurred riding-boots.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
This condition was due in a large measure, no doubt, to the fact that Smock's Creek is an unusually swift little stream.
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for smock

smock

/ (smɒk) /

noun

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

verb

to ornament (a garment) with smocking

Derived Forms

smocklike, adjective

Word Origin for smock

Old English smocc; related to Old High German smocco, Old Norse smokkr blouse, Middle High German gesmuc decoration

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