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smocking

smocking


smock·ing    Audio Help   (smŏk'ĭng)   

n.   Needlework decoration of small, regularly spaced gathers stitched into a honeycomb pattern.
smock     (smŏk)   
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.


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