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ˈsmocking, vbl. n.
[f. smock v. 4.]
The action of gathering and working a garment after the fashion of a smock-frock; the ornamental pattern so formed.
1888Bow Bells 9 Mar., This was..shaped by means of the ‘honeycombing’ or ‘smocking’. 1890Daily News 27 Nov. 2/4 Smocking is still largely used for the yokes. 1916T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring & Summer 23/1 Shoulder yoke with neat smocking trims both sides of the front. 1934A. M. Miall Compl. Needlecraft 92 Smocking is a special favourite for children's clothes. 1961A. Liley Craft of Embroidery iv. 174 Smocking generally takes up three times as much fabric as the final width required. 1964McCall's Sewing xiii. 242/1 The same smocking stitches can be used in both types of smocking. 1976P. Clabburn Needleworker's Dict. 245/2 (caption) Smocking: detail of a child's dress, English, 1930. |