smock
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5.3
- noun
- /smɑk/
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bata
- The artist wore a blue smock to protect his clothes while painting outdoors.
- smock mill
I got these which are like little kind of smock kind of pinafore dresses.
- I got these which are like little kind of smock kind of pinafore dresses.
- I do like a jumpsuit collar, smock jumpsuit in this like Spotty.
- And the baby starts wanting to play peekaboo with me with the smock, with the tit.
Examples
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A tall young woman in a brown smock, skirt, and boots stood and grinned at him.
Fiction book (1993) -
A gray-haired lady in a dark green smock comes to the door and hands children apples.
Fiction book (1991) -
Take your smock off and go play with the kids.
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Okay, yellow smock, say a few words and be quick about it.
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In that case, I require your smock.
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Reaches into her smock and puts something in each of their hands.
Fiction book (1995) -
Charlie puts on a very stylish butcher smock and crosses behind the counter.
Fiction book (1993) -
I wear an artist's smock picturesquely dabbed with paint.
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We need a people in workers' smocks, laboring in the light and playing in full sunshine.
Academic text (1991) -
There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.
Synonyms
284
1.3
A long loose piece of clothing worn at ceremonies by judges or graduates
8
6.6
A long loose coat that protects clothes from dust
2
7.3
A long loose robe worn by religious people like monks or priests
1
9.9
A long loose coat that reaches down to the ankles
1
9.9
A long loose coat reaching to the ankles worn in the past
A long loose piece of clothing you wear over other clothes to protect them from dust
Compounds
A small wildflower with pale purple or white flowers that grows in damp grassy fields
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smock comes from an old English word smoc that meant 'shirt' or a simple outer cloth. So a smock is still a loose outer garment worn to protect your clothes, like a big protective shirt.