n.
A loose coatlike outer garment, often worn to protect the clothes while working.
tr.v., smocked, smock·ing, smocks.
- To clothe in a smock.
- To decorate (fabric) with smocking.
[Middle English, woman's undergarment, from Old English smoc.]
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