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smock

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
smock /smɒk $ smɑːk/ noun [countable]  1. DCCa long loose shirt or a loose dress 宽松式长衬衫;宽松式连衣裙2. DCCa loose piece of clothing worn by artists or other workers to protect their other clothing 〔艺术家或其他工作人员穿的〕罩衣,工作服
Examples from the Corpus
smockHe gave Margarett one of his monogrammed silk shirts to use as a smock.Inside, workers clad in blue smocks can turn out 6,000 handguns a day.Andrea was wearing a cheesecloth smock and agonizing over whether to eat a salt and vinegar crisp.Below her waist, the fabric of her smock filled with the black clots of her hemorrhage.Pleats create a weird-looking smock effect, appealing to the adventurous with a touch of fashion victim in them.She learned to sew and made maternity smocks he tried to admire.Dress: painting smock to keep clothes clean.an artist's smockThis archer wears a white smock over a grey uniform with distinguishing red ribbons and plume.
Origin smock Old English smoc
smock nounChinese
a long loose dress a loose shirt or Corpus


smock
smock /smɒk $ smɑːk/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: smoc
1. a long loose shirt or a loose dress
2. a loose piece of clothing worn by artists or other workers to protect their other clothing


smockBrE /smɒk/ 🔊NAmE /smɑːk/ 🔊 nouna loose comfortable piece of clothing like a long shirt, worn especially by women (多为女性穿的)宽松式衬衫a long loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes to protect them from dirt, etc. 罩衣;工作服an artist's smock画家的罩衫