smock
smock · smocks · smocked · smocking
To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frockTo provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.
UK/smɒk/US/smɑk/
» She wore one of her daddy's old shirts as a paint smock.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.
(transitive)To apply smocking.
More definitions
- embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally
Examples
3 sentencesShe wore one of her daddy's old shirts as a paint smock.
I made my orange scarf and white smock very bright, so people would notice them right away.
I remember in art class in elementary school, we were made to wear smocks so our clothes wouldn't get splattered with paint.
Origin
From Middle English smok, from Old English smocc, smoc, from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (“somFrom Middle English smok, from Old English smocc, smoc, from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (“something slipped into”).
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Forms
smocks, smocking, smocked, smockedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle