See Also: smock(medicine)
smock(1)(dictionary)
smock(2)(dictionary)
smock(dictionary)
lady's smock(medicine)
smock-frock(dictionary)

smock(1) (iou)



smock noun.

A woman's loose-fitting undergarment resembling a shirt and worn next to the skin; a shift, a chemise. Now arch. & dial. OE.
b. A woman, esp. a promiscuous one. Usu. attrib. L16-E18.
a. Hist. = SMOCK-FROCK 1. M19.
b. A woman's or child's (now, girl's) loose dress or blouse resembling a smock-frock in having the upper part closely gathered in smocking. E20.
c. Any loose overgarment or overall, esp. as worn by artists etc. to protect the clothes. M20.
Comb.: smock-face (now rare) (a person having) a pale and smooth or effeminate face; smock-faced adjective (now rare) having a pale smooth face; effeminate-looking; smock-mill a windmill with a revolving top; smock-race Hist. a race run by women or girls with a smock as a prize.
smockless adjective (rare) LME.