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Smock

Smock Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Smock? [n] a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [v] embellish by sewing in lines crossing each other diagonally, as of a garment; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Smock: dust coat \| duster \| gabardine \| gaberdine Related Terms \| Find terms related to Smock: See Also \| adorn \| beautify \| coverall \| decorate \| embellish \| grace \| ornament Smock In Webster's Dictionary \Smock\ (sm[o^]k), n. [AS. smocc; akin to OHG. smocho, Icel. smokkr, and from the root of AS. sm[=u]gan to creep, akin to G. schmiegen to cling to, press close, MHG. smiegen, Icel. smj[=u]ga to creep through, to put on a garment which has a hole to put the head through; cf. Lith. smukti to glide. Cf. {Smug}, {Smuggle}.] 1. A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise. In her smock, with head and foot all bare. --Chaucer. 2. A blouse; a smoock frock. --Carlyle. \Smock\, a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman. {Smock mill}, a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind, in distinction from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post. {Smock race}, a race run by women for the prize of a smock. [Prov. Eng.] \Smock\, v. t. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. --Tennyson.

Smock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Smock?

[n] a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
[v] embellish by sewing in lines crossing each other diagonally, as of a garment; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Smock: dust coat | duster | gabardine | gaberdine

Related Terms | Find terms related to Smock:

Smock In Webster's Dictionary

\Smock\ (sm[o^]k), n. [AS. smocc; akin to OHG. smocho,
Icel. smokkr, and from the root of AS. sm[=u]gan to creep,
akin to G. schmiegen to cling to, press close, MHG. smiegen,
Icel. smj[=u]ga to creep through, to put on a garment which
has a hole to put the head through; cf. Lith. smukti to
glide. Cf. {Smug}, {Smuggle}.]
1. A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise.

         In her smock, with head and foot all bare.
                                               --Chaucer.

2. A blouse; a smoock frock. --Carlyle.


\Smock\, a.
Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or
pertaining to a woman.

{Smock mill}, a windmill of which only the cap turns round to
   meet the wind, in distinction from a post mill, whose
   whole building turns on a post.

{Smock race}, a race run by women for the prize of a smock.
   [Prov. Eng.]


\Smock\, v. t.
To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.
--Tennyson.

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