smock

smock  (smk)

n.

A loose coatlike outer garment, often worn to protect the clothes while working.

tr.v. smocked, smock·ing, smocks

1. To clothe in a smock.

2. To decorate (fabric) with smocking.

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[Middle English, woman's undergarment, from Old English smoc.]

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smock [smɒk]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) any loose protective garment, worn by artists, laboratory technicians, etc.

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's loose blouse-like garment, reaching to below the waist, worn over slacks, etc.

3. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called smock frock a loose protective overgarment decorated with smocking, worn formerly esp by farm workers

4. (Clothing & Fashion) Archaic a woman's loose undergarment, worn from the 16th to the 18th centuries

vb

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to ornament (a garment) with smocking

[Old English smocc; related to Old High German smocco, Old Norse smokkr blouse, Middle High German gesmuc decoration]

smocklike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smock - a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles dust coat, gaberdine, duster, gabardine coverall - a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing
Verb	1.	smock - embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

Translations

smock [smɒk]

A. N (for artist) → bata f, guardapolvo m; (for expectant mother) → bata f corta, tontón m

B. VT → fruncir, adornar con frunces

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smock [ˈsmɒk] n

(= loose blouse) → tunique f ample

(= protective garment) → sarrau m

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smock

n → Kittel m; (as top) → Hänger m

vt → smoken

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smock [smɒk] n (loose shirt) → camiciotto; (blouse) → blusa; (to protect clothing) → grembiule m

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smock

n smock [smok]

a loose, shirt-like garment. oorbroek, oorrok مَريول، ثَوْب واسِع فَضْفاض комбинезон halena busseronne der Kittel πουκαμίσα blusón, bata kittel, hame روپوش työtakki blouse חָלוּק ढीला कुरता kuta, radno odijelo köpeny baju longgar mussa camiciola スモック 겉옷, 작업복 palaidinis, chalatas uzsvārcis baju lindung kiel kittel bluza bata bluză блуза halena halja ženska košulja skyddsrock, lekdräkt, arbetsblus เสื้อคลุมหลวม ๆ iş gömleği 罩衫, 工作服 спецівка; комбінезон ڈھیلا، لمبے کرتے کا سا گھریلو پہناوا áo khoác ngoài 罩衫, 工作服