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SMOCKING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smocking mean?
• SMOCKING (noun)
The noun SMOCKING has 1 sense:
1. embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
Familiarity information: SMOCKING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("smocking" is a kind of...):
embroidery; fancywork (decorative needlework)
Derivation:
smock (embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally)
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