smock
1 of 2noun
ˈsmäk 
1
archaic : a woman's undergarment
especially : chemise
2
: a light loose garment worn especially for protection of clothing while working
smock
2 of 2verb
smocked; smocking; smocks
transitive verb
: to embroider or shirr with smocking
Example Sentences
Noun The children's smocks were covered with paint.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ronda Racha Penrice, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022 Suicide watch typically means a prisoner is placed in a bare-bones cell and issued a tear-resistant, one-piece smock to wear. Alec Hernandez, NBC News, 1 July 2022 Garner was recently spotted wearing a more casual, smock-style one while having a roadside chat with boyfriend John Miller. Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 And the bodice is extra cute (and comfortable) with stretchy smock detailing and a keyhole button closure at the back. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022 The Snatched star, 76, stepped out in a white smock dress with matching leggings and gray espadrilles. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022 Atop a hill in the eucalyptus knoll across the street, a striker in a beret and smock stood at an easel painting a landscape of the ordeal. Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022 The dresses toe the line perfectly between staid school smock and the flamboyant girlishness of Simone Rocha and Cecilie Bahnsen. Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 16 June 2022 Muhammad, who traveled with his girlfriend from Indiana to Portland during the height of the social injustice protests two years ago, now stood in a blue jail smock in Hernandez’s 15th floor courtroom, beside an assistant federal public defender. oregonlive, 21 June 2022 Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2019 The onslaught of smocking mocking has not yet resulted in a correction. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2018 The iconic Herrera white shirt is rewritten in a myriad of ways: cropped, ruched, smocked, sleeveless. Chloe Malle, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018 There’s really no occasion that doesn’t call for our little girls to don their cutest smocked dress with a matching hair bow on top. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 June 2018 These champions of Southern taste showcase some of our favorite things: timeless antiques, smocked dresses, and wedding traditions; as well as some things graceful Southerners just know: table manners, seersucker season, and grocery store etiquette. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 June 2018 Arriving at London’s St. Mary’s Hospital with 4-year-old big brother Prince George (looking smart in his school uniform) and dad Prince William on Monday afternoon, Charlotte, who turns 3 on May 2, wore an adorable blue-and-white smocked design. Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 24 Apr. 2018 By season’s end, Maeve embarks on a quest that promises to take her deeper into the show’s universe, while Dolores takes up arms to lead the rebellion, a blue-smocked Liberty leading the humanoids. Daniel D'addario, Time, 12 Apr. 2018 In years past, a standard Easter ensemble might include a straw hat, smocked dress and pristine white kicks - but this is 2018, people. Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018 See More
Noun
Minaj, who had three intermissions, featured inexplicable wardrobe changes of her just adding a smock or covering over her existing outfit. Ronda Racha Penrice, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022 Suicide watch typically means a prisoner is placed in a bare-bones cell and issued a tear-resistant, one-piece smock to wear. Alec Hernandez, NBC News, 1 July 2022 Garner was recently spotted wearing a more casual, smock-style one while having a roadside chat with boyfriend John Miller. Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 And the bodice is extra cute (and comfortable) with stretchy smock detailing and a keyhole button closure at the back. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022 The Snatched star, 76, stepped out in a white smock dress with matching leggings and gray espadrilles. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022 Atop a hill in the eucalyptus knoll across the street, a striker in a beret and smock stood at an easel painting a landscape of the ordeal. Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022 The dresses toe the line perfectly between staid school smock and the flamboyant girlishness of Simone Rocha and Cecilie Bahnsen. Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 16 June 2022 Muhammad, who traveled with his girlfriend from Indiana to Portland during the height of the social injustice protests two years ago, now stood in a blue jail smock in Hernandez’s 15th floor courtroom, beside an assistant federal public defender. oregonlive, 21 June 2022 Verb
But there were several new beginnings that got me excited, from Caroline Hu’s debut collection of smocked-tulle dresses to Catherine Holstein’s first-ever show for Khaite. Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2019 The onslaught of smocking mocking has not yet resulted in a correction. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2018 The iconic Herrera white shirt is rewritten in a myriad of ways: cropped, ruched, smocked, sleeveless. Chloe Malle, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018 There’s really no occasion that doesn’t call for our little girls to don their cutest smocked dress with a matching hair bow on top. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 June 2018 These champions of Southern taste showcase some of our favorite things: timeless antiques, smocked dresses, and wedding traditions; as well as some things graceful Southerners just know: table manners, seersucker season, and grocery store etiquette. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 June 2018 Arriving at London’s St. Mary’s Hospital with 4-year-old big brother Prince George (looking smart in his school uniform) and dad Prince William on Monday afternoon, Charlotte, who turns 3 on May 2, wore an adorable blue-and-white smocked design. Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 24 Apr. 2018 By season’s end, Maeve embarks on a quest that promises to take her deeper into the show’s universe, while Dolores takes up arms to lead the rebellion, a blue-smocked Liberty leading the humanoids. Daniel D'addario, Time, 12 Apr. 2018 In years past, a standard Easter ensemble might include a straw hat, smocked dress and pristine white kicks - but this is 2018, people. Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English smok, from Old English smoc; akin to Old High German smocco adornment
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1888, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing smock
Kids Definition
smock
noun
ˈsmäk
: a loose outer garment worn especially for protection of clothing
an artist's smock