smock frock

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noun

a loose overgarment of linen or cotton, as that worn by European farm laborers.Compare blouse (def. 3).

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Origin of smock frock

First recorded in 1790–1800

He spent three days in a rubber room wearing a plastic smock before returning.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Biba brand exploded in 1964 with the phenomenal success of a pink and white gingham frock called “the Barbara.”
Barbara Hulanicki, Queen of Fast Fashion|Lizzie Crocker|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She wore a sea-green, V-necked frock with a modest hint of cleavage.
‘Outnumbered’: The Making of a Fox News Hit|Lloyd Grove|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For this service he arrayed himself in an old-fashioned frock coat with long skirts.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There was even a free-spirited frock made of ropes, which flung about through her ritualistic dance.
Gareth Pugh's Fashion Show Lacked Fashion, But Not Passion|Justin Jones|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Movement to know that she was attired in appropriate costume—short frock, biped continuations and a mannish oil-skin hat.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
At eighteen years of age I had my first frock coat and tall hat.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Now, go and mend that deplorable frock, and if you don't dream over it, you won't waste too much of your holiday.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
There were eunuchs too, black frock-coated—and the chief eunuch, an important personage who ranks very high.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Nothing bad (she had already acclaimed it to Amy and Jessie) could happen to her with that frock on.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose