- smock
- smock [ smak ] noun count BRITISHa long loose shirt for womena. a long loose shirt worn over ordinary clothes to keep them clean
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Smock — Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Smock — Smock, a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman. [1913 Webster] {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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smock — O.E. smoc woman s garment, from P.Gmc. *smukkaz (Cf. O.N. smokkr, but this is perhaps from O.E., O.H.G. smoccho smock, a rare word, N.Fris. smok, but this, too, perhaps from English), from PIE root *smeugh to press (Cf. O.C.S. smykati se to creep … Etymology dictionary
Smock — Smock, v. t. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smock — may refer to one of the following: * Smock frock A coatlike outer garment, often worn to protect the clothes * Smocking is an embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered with thread or embroidery floss, then embroidered with decorative… … Wikipedia
smock — [smäk] n. [ME smoc < OE or ON smokkr < IE * (s)meugh < base * meug , slippery, to slip, slip on > SMUGGLE, MEEK, L mucus] 1. a loose, shirtlike outer garment worn to protect the clothes 2. Archaic a chemise, or sliplike undergarment 3 … English World dictionary
smock — [smɔk US sma:k] n [: Old English; Origin: smoc] 1.) a long, loose shirt or a loose dress 2.) a loose piece of clothing worn by artists or other workers to protect their other clothing … Dictionary of contemporary English
smock — ► NOUN 1) a loose dress or blouse having the upper part closely gathered in smocking. 2) a loose overall worn to protect one s clothes. ► VERB ▪ decorate with smocking. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
smock — 1. noun a) A womans undergarment; a shift; a chemise. In her smock, with head and foot all bare. . b) A blouse. 2. adjective … Wiktionary