Smock Definition
smŏk
smocks
noun
smocks
A long, loose, shirtlike outer garment worn to protect the clothes.
Webster's New World
A chemise, or sliplike undergarment.
Webster's New World
A loose-fitting woman's or girl's dress or top having smocking at the bust.
Webster's New World
verb
smocks
To dress in a smock.
Webster's New World
To decorate with smocking.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock.
Wiktionary
Hence, of or pertaining to a woman.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Smock
Noun
Singular:
smock
Plural:
smocksOrigin of Smock
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From Old English smoc; akin to Old High German smocho, Icelandic smokkr, and from the root of Old English smgan (“to creep"), akin to German schmiegen (“to cling to, press close"). Middle High German smiegen, Icelandic smjga (“to creep through, to put on a garment which has a hole to put the head through"); compare with Lithuanian smukti (“to glide"). See also smug, smuggle.
From Wiktionary
Middle English woman's undergarment from Old English smoc
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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