smock
smock Lexical Profile
smock Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect one's clothing while working or engaged in messy tasks.
"The artist put on a paint-splattered smock before starting her new canvas."
A loose dress, blouse, or tunic typically worn by women or children, often featuring gathered or pleated fabric.
"The child wore a white cotton smock embroidered with tiny flowers."
• verb
To gather or pucker fabric and secure it with decorative stitches to create a tight, stretchy honeycomb pattern.
"She carefully smocked the bodice of the dress with pink silk thread."
To clothe or protect someone with a smock.
"The teacher smocked the kindergarteners before they began finger painting."
• Rhymes for smock
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'smoc', meaning a woman's undergarment or shift. It is related to Old Norse 'smokkr', derived from a Germanic base meaning 'to slip into'.
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