Smock
noun
A loose, lightweight coat or garment worn to protect clothes, especially by artists or people who cook.
She put on her smock before starting to paint.
Often appears as...
- wear a smock
- put on a smock
noun
A kind of women's or girl's dress, loose and often pleated, traditionally worn by workers in the fields.
In the farm, she was often seen wearing a simple smock dress.
Often appears as...
- wear a smock
- smock dress
verb
To ornament with stitches made in a pattern on a slightly gathered cloth, usually for clothing.
She smocked the front of the baby dress with beautiful detailing.
Often appears as...
- smock a dress
- smock detailing
noun
A loose, lightweight coat or garment worn to protect clothes, especially by artists or people who cook.
She put on her smock before starting to paint.
Often appears as...
- wear a smock
- put on a smock
noun
A kind of women's or girl's dress, loose and often pleated, traditionally worn by workers in the fields.
In the farm, she was often seen wearing a simple smock dress.
Often appears as...
- wear a smock
- smock dress
verb
To ornament with stitches made in a pattern on a slightly gathered cloth, usually for clothing.
She smocked the front of the baby dress with beautiful detailing.
Often appears as...
- smock a dress
- smock detailing
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Protective Garment
A smock is often worn as a protective layer to keep one's clothes clean.
The potter wore a smock to avoid clay stains.
Pro Tip 2/3Used by Artists
Artists commonly wear smocks when working to protect their clothing from paint.
He donned his smock before starting the mural.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Formal
Smocks are casual and not usually appropriate for formal events or meetings.
She swapped her smock for a blazer before the interview.
Pro Tip 1/3Protective Garment
A smock is often worn as a protective layer to keep one's clothes clean.
The potter wore a smock to avoid clay stains.
Pro Tip 2/3Used by Artists
Artists commonly wear smocks when working to protect their clothing from paint.
He donned his smock before starting the mural.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Formal
Smocks are casual and not usually appropriate for formal events or meetings.
She swapped her smock for a blazer before the interview.
Pro Tip 1/3Protective Garment
A smock is often worn as a protective layer to keep one's clothes clean.
The potter wore a smock to avoid clay stains.
Pro Tip 2/3Used by Artists
Artists commonly wear smocks when working to protect their clothing from paint.
He donned his smock before starting the mural.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Formal
Smocks are casual and not usually appropriate for formal events or meetings.
She swapped her smock for a blazer before the interview.
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Lessons from the longest...
The questions they asked these women are very different than the ones we might ask today. They sound really old-fashioned now. They asked them things like, "During pregnancy, did you get your full extra ration of a pint of milk a day?" "How much did you spend on smocks, corsets,
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Heroes don’t always wear...
books by his desk that I know he's bringing home to me so that in his eyes I can learn from real heroes but in my story heroes don't wear capes my hero wears a smock and that metal watch at the elastic band and forgotten
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Lessons from the longest...
The questions they asked these women are very different than the ones we might ask today. They sound really old-fashioned now. They asked them things like, "During pregnancy, did you get your full extra ration of a pint of milk a day?" "How much did you spend on smocks, corsets,
Video examples
Heroes don’t always wear...
books by his desk that I know he's bringing home to me so that in his eyes I can learn from real heroes but in my story heroes don't wear capes my hero wears a smock and that metal watch at the elastic band and forgotten
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Jill Lepore
American Historian
In the trunk of her car, my mother used to keep a collapsible easel, a clutch of brushes, a little wooden case stocked with tubes of paint, and, tucked into the spare-tire well, one of my father's old, tobacco-stained shirts, for a smock.
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Sophie Dahl
English Model
So much for the myth that motherhood is all Laura Ashley smocks and skipping through fields. People think it's rose-tinted and they don't tell the truth!
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Johann Georg Hamann
German Philosopher
What good to me is the festive garment of freedom when I am in a slave's smock at home?
Quote examples
Jill Lepore
American Historian
In the trunk of her car, my mother used to keep a collapsible easel, a clutch of brushes, a little wooden case stocked with tubes of paint, and, tucked into the spare-tire well, one of my father's old, tobacco-stained shirts, for a smock.
Quote examples
Sophie Dahl
English Model
So much for the myth that motherhood is all Laura Ashley smocks and skipping through fields. People think it's rose-tinted and they don't tell the truth!
Quote examples
Johann Georg Hamann
German Philosopher
What good to me is the festive garment of freedom when I am in a slave's smock at home?
Example 1 of 3
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