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Smock

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Noun

1. dust coat, duster, gabardine, gaberdine, smock

a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

Verb

2. smock

embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally

Example Sentences:
'The folk dancers wore smocked shirts'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smock

see synonyms of smock
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
verb
5. 
to ornament (a garment) with smocking

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Smock

see synonyms of smock
noun
1. 
a loose, shirtlike outer garment worn to protect the clothes
2.  Archaic
a chemise, or sliplike undergarment
3. 
a loose-fitting woman's or girl's dress or top that is gathered into a yoke or by means of smocking at the bust
verb transitive
4. 
to dress in a smock
5. 
to decorate with smocking

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Smock

see synonyms of smock
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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