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smocks

  • plural
    of smock.
    smock
    noun
    a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
  • present tense form
    of smock (3rd person singular).
    smock
    noun
    a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.

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Early-morning pilgrims had arrived by foot or car, some in traditional white smocks and thatched hats, carrying wooden staves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Ghanaians have rushed to defend their colourful handwoven "fugu" smocks after President John Mahama's wearing of the loose-fitting traditional garment on a recent state visit to Zambia caused an online storm.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

During three months, a team of 1,000 people hand-stitched 2,000 square metres of striped cotton, before decorating it with 130 traditional smocks known as batakari.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

After donning museum-supplied smocks, children can use small tools and toy building materials to redirect this stream, block it or send it coursing down chutes, through pipes and around artificial land masses.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2021

Most of the mansion were dressed in turquoise smocks, same as the bee man.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell