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smock

American  
[smok] / smɒk /

noun

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

verb (used with object)

  1. to clothe in a smock.

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

smock British  
/ smɒk /

noun

  1. any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc

  2. a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc

  3. Also called: smock frock.  a loose protective overgarment decorated with smocking, worn formerly esp by farm workers

  4. archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries

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verb

  1. to ornament (a garment) with smocking

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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

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