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Etymology
From OE. 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.

Pronunciation
rhymes|�k

Noun
en-noun

1. A woman's undergarment; a shift; a chemise.

#:In her smock, with head and foot all bare. Chaucer.

1. A blouse.
2. A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc.

Translations
trans-top
Italian: blusa f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock
2. Hence, of or pertaining to a woman.

Derived terms
smock mill
smock race

Verb
en-verb|smocks|smocking|smocked|smocked

1. transitive To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. Tennyson.
2. transitive To apply smocking.

References
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• 2007-12-16 01:57 - RJFJR - # A [[blouse]]; a [[smock frock]]. Carlyle. -> # A [[blouse]].

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