Smock
WordNet
noun
(1) A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
verb
(2) Embellish by sewing in lines crossing each other diagonally
"The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From smoc; akin to Old High German smocho, Icelandic smokkr, and from the root of Old English , akin to German . Middle High German smiegen, Icelandic ; compare with Lithuanian . See also smug, smuggle.
Noun
- A woman's undergarment; a shift; a chemise.
- In her smock, with head and foot all bare. Chaucer.
- A blouse.
- A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock
- Hence, of or pertaining to a woman.
Verb
- To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. Alfred Tennyson.
- To apply smocking.