woman's smock

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• smock — O.E. smoc woman s garment, from P.Gmc. *smukkaz (Cf. O.N. smokkr, but this is perhaps from O.E., O.H.G. smoccho smock, a rare word, N.Fris. smok, but this, too, perhaps from English), from PIE root *smeugh to press (Cf. O.C.S. smykati se to creep …   Etymology dictionary

• Smock — Smock, a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman. [1913 Webster] {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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Smock mill — Smock Smock, a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman. [1913 Webster] {Smock mill}, a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind, in distinction from a post mill, whose whole building …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Smock race — Smock Smock, a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman. [1913 Webster] {Smock mill}, a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind, in distinction from a post mill, whose whole building …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Smock — (sm[o^]k), n. [AS. smocc; akin to OHG. smocho, Icel. smokkr, and from the root of AS. sm[=u]gan to creep, akin to G. schmiegen to cling to, press close, MHG. smiegen, Icel. smj[=u]ga to creep through, to put on a garment which has a hole to put… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Smock — may refer to one of the following: * Smock frock A coatlike outer garment, often worn to protect the clothes * Smocking is an embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered with thread or embroidery floss, then embroidered with decorative… …   Wikipedia

• smock — [smäk] n. [ME smoc < OE or ON smokkr < IE * (s)meugh < base * meug , slippery, to slip, slip on > SMUGGLE, MEEK, L mucus] 1. a loose, shirtlike outer garment worn to protect the clothes 2. Archaic a chemise, or sliplike undergarment 3 …   English World dictionary

• smock — 1. noun a) A womans undergarment; a shift; a chemise. In her smock, with head and foot all bare. . b) A blouse. 2. adjective …   Wiktionary

• smock — [OE] Smock originally denoted a woman’s undergarment, and etymologically it may be a garment one ‘creeps’ or ‘burrows’ into. For it may be related to Old English smūgan ‘creep’ and smygel ‘burrow’ and to Old Norse smjúga ‘creep into, put on a… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• smock — noun 1》 a loose dress or blouse having the upper part closely gathered in smocking. 2》 a loose overall worn to protect one s clothes.     ↘(also smock frock) historical a smocked linen overgarment worn by an agricultural worker. verb decorate… …   English new terms dictionary

• smock — [OE] Smock originally denoted a woman’s undergarment, and etymologically it may be a garment one ‘creeps’ or ‘burrows’ into. For it may be related to Old English smūgan ‘creep’ and smygel ‘burrow’ and to Old Norse smjúga ‘creep into, put on a… …   Word origins