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Definition of Smock
1. Noun. A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles.
2. Verb. Embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally. "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
Definition of Smock
1. n. A woman's under- garment; a shift; a chemise.
2. a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman.
3. v. t. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.
Definition of Smock
1. to furnish with a smock (a loose outer garment) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Smock
1. 1. A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise. "In her smock, with head and foot all bare." (Chaucer) 2. A blouse; a smoock frock. Origin: AS. Smoc; akin to OHG. Smocho, Icel. Smokkr, and from the root of AS. Smgan to creep, akin to G. Schmiegen to cling to, press close. MHG. Smiegen, Icel. Smjga to creep through, to put on a garment which has a hole to put the head through; cf. Lith. Smukti to glide. Cf. Smug, Smuggle. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman. Smock mill, a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind, in distinction from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post. Smock race, a race run by women for the prize of a smock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)