smockedadj.
/smɒkt/ 1. Of persons: Provided with, clothed in, a smock. (Cf. harden n. and adj. Compounds)
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing loose clothing > wearing a smock-frock
smock-frocked1808
round-frocked1809
gabardined1846
smocked1897
1897 G. Allen Type-writer Girl xviii. 195 While the smocked milkman still stood..in the meadows.
2. Of a garment: Gathered and worked after the fashion of a smock-frock.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > gathered
gathered1601
shirred1860
smocked1890
1890 Daily News 8 Jan. 7/6 The New Smocked Yoke Jersey.
1918 E. A. Archer Needlecraft x. 112 I am sure you will not be contented till Sally Ann has a smocked dress.
1934 A. M. Miall Compl. Needlecraft 92 Smocked garments readily stretch as a child grows.
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adj.1890