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smocking

[ smok-ing ]
/ ˈsmɒk ɪŋ /
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noun
smocked needlework.
embroidery stitches used to hold gathered cloth in even folds.
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Origin of smocking

First recorded in 1885–90; smock + -ing1

Words nearby smocking

smitten, Smitty, S.M.M., smock, smock frock, smocking, smock mill, smog, smogbound, smoggy, smokable
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Words related to smocking

pleat, bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, groove, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait

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British Dictionary definitions for smocking

smocking
/ (ˈsmɒkɪŋ) /
noun
ornamental needlework used to gather and stitch material in a honeycomb pattern so that the part below the gathers hangs in even folds
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