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