smocking

[ smok-ing ]
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noun
  1. smocked needlework.

  2. embroidery stitches used to hold gathered cloth in even folds.

Origin of smocking

1
First recorded in 1885–90; smock + -ing1

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smocking

/ (ˈsmɒkɪŋ) /


noun
  1. ornamental needlework used to gather and stitch material in a honeycomb pattern so that the part below the gathers hangs in even folds

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