smock


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
smock/smɒk/
noun
  • 1 a loose dress or blouse having the upper part closely gathered in smocking.
  • 2 a loose overall worn to protect one's clothes.

    ■ (also smock-frock) historical a smocked linen overgarment worn by an agricultural worker.

verb decorate with smocking.
– derivatives
smocked adjective.
– origin OE smoc ‘woman's loose-fitting undergarment’.
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