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smock
(smŏk)n.
A loose coatlike outer garment, often worn to protect the clothes while working.
tr.v. smocked, smock·ing, smocks
1. To clothe in a smock.
2. To decorate (fabric) with smocking.
[Middle English, woman's undergarment, from Old English smoc.]
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smock
(smɒk)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc
3. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: smock frock a loose protective overgarment decorated with smocking, worn formerly esp by farm workers
4. (Clothing & Fashion) archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries
vb
(Knitting & Sewing) to ornament (a garment) with smocking
[Old English smocc; related to Old High German smocco, Old Norse smokkr blouse, Middle High German gesmuc decoration]
ˈsmockˌlike adj
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smock
(smɒk)n.
1. a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
v.t. 2. to clothe in a smock.
3. to draw (a fabric) by needlework into a honeycomb pattern with diamond-shaped recesses.
[before 1000; Middle English (n.), Old English smocc orig. a garment with a hole for the head]
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smock
Past participle: smocked
Gerund: smocking
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Noun | 1. | smock - a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles coverall - a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing |
Verb | 1. | smock - embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts" |
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Translations
مَريول، ثَوْب واسِع فَضْفاض
halena
busseronne
mussa
palaidinis
uzsvārcis
halena
delovna halja
iş gömleği
smock
[smɒk]A. N (for artist) → bata f, guardapolvo m; (for expectant mother) → bata f corta, tontón m
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smock
(smok) noun a loose, shirt-like garment.
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