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[ smok -ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsmɒk ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun smocked needlework.
embroidery stitches used to hold gathered cloth in even folds.
Origin of smocking First recorded in 1885–90; smock + -ing1
Words nearby smocking smitten, Smitty, S.M.M., smock, smock frock, smocking , smock mill, smog, smogbound, smoggy, smokable
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Example sentences from the Web for smocking The simplest form of smocking is the honeycomb or diamond (Figure 106).
The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft | Effie Archer Archer
Place the smocking card so that the edge of it is on a line with the top edge of the goods.
The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft | Effie Archer Archer
After you know the principle you can make the smocking as deep as you wish and then try and smock in points.
The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft | Effie Archer Archer
It will not be necessary to gore the skirt, as the smocking will form a sort of yoke for the dress.
The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft | Effie Archer Archer
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British Dictionary definitions for smocking noun ornamental needlework used to gather and stitch material in a honeycomb pattern so that the part below the gathers hangs in even folds
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