noun
smock
smok
noun
1
A loose overgarment worn to protect clothes, especially by painters or children.
"The art teacher made everyone wear a smock before painting."
verb
1
To decorate fabric with a stitched, gathered pattern.
"The dress was smocked at the yoke with tiny stitches."
How to Use Smock
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA loose protective garment worn over clothes, or the decorative stitching technique.
Word Forms
smocked past tense, smocks plural, Smocks plural, smocks singular
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Etymology
From Old English smocc, related to an old Germanic root meaning "to creep into" — describing a garment slipped over the head.