Definition of smock Smock

/smɑˈk/ - [smak] - smock

We found 14 definitions of smock from 5 different sources.

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What does smock mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

smocks, smocking, smocked  

smock - embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
  grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • smock (Noun)
    A woman's undergarment; a shift; a chemise.
  • smock (Noun)
    A blouse; a smock frock .
  • smock (Noun)
    A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc.
  • smock (Verb)
    To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. Alfred Tennyson .
  • smock (Verb)
    To apply smocking.
  • smock (Adjective)
    Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock.
  • smock (Adjective)
    Hence, of or pertaining to a woman.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • smock (n.)
    A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise.
  • smock (n.)
    A blouse; a smoock frock.
  • smock (a.)
    Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman.
  • smock (v. t.)
    To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • smock
    smok, n. a woman's shift: a smock-frock.—v.t. to clothe in a smock or smock-frock.—adj. Smock′-faced, pale-faced.—ns. Smock′-frock, an outer garment of coarse white linen worn over the other clothes in the south of England; Smock′-race, a race for the prize of a smock. [A.S. smoc, perh. from A.S. smeógan, to creep into.]

Part of speech

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  • smock, verb, present, 1st person singular of smock (infinitive).
  • smock, verb (infinitive).
  • smock, noun, singular of smocks.

Pronunciation

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