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smock definition

smock (smäk)

noun

  1. a loose, shirtlike outer garment worn to protect the clothes
  2. Archaic a chemise, or sliplike undergarment
  3. a loose-fitting woman's or girl's dress or top that is gathered into a yoke or by means of smocking at the bust

Etymology: ME smoc < OE or ON smokkr < IE *(s)meugh < base *meug-, slippery, to slip, slip on > smuggle, meek, L mucus

transitive verb

  1. to dress in a smock
  2. to decorate with smocking

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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