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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024smock /smɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga loose, lightweight piece of clothing worn over the outer clothes to protect them while working.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024smock (smok),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
v.t. - Clothingto clothe in a smock.
- Clothingto draw (a fabric) by needlework into a honeycomb pattern with diamond-shaped recesses.
- bef. 1000; Middle English (noun, nominal), Old English smocc; origin, originally name for a garment with a hole for the head; compare Old Norse smjūga to put on (a garment) over the head
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: smock /smɒk/ n - any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc
- a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc
- Also called: smock frock a loose protective overgarment decorated with smocking, worn formerly esp by farm workers
- archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries
vb - to ornament (a garment) with smocking
Etymology: Old English smocc; related to Old High German smocco, Old Norse smokkr blouse, Middle High German gesmuc decorationˈsmockˌlike adj |