smock
/smɑk/
noun
- A loose, lightweight garment worn over clothes to protect them, especially while working or painting.
- The children put on smocks for the messy craft project.
- The artist put on a smock before starting to paint.
- She wore a white smock over her uniform while working in the lab.
- A woman's or child's loose dress or blouse, often decorated with smocking (stitching that gathers fabric).
- She bought a linen smock for the summer, comfortable and cool.
- The little girl wore a pretty smock with embroidered flowers.
- Traditional smocks have decorative stitching around the neck and sleeves.
Synonyms
verb
- To decorate fabric with smocking (a type of embroidery that gathers the material into patterns).
- He carefully smocked the fabric to create a honeycomb pattern.
- She learned to smock baby dresses as a hobby.
- The seamstress smocked the bodice with tiny stitches.