Smocking

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Needlework decoration of small, regularly spaced gathers stitched into a honeycomb pattern.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place.
  • v. Present participle of smock.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An ornamental shirring, recently used, intended to imitate that on the smock-frocks of field-laborers. The lines, instead of being horizontal, form a honeycomb, the material being puckered diagonally.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
  • Verb Form
    smocked    smocking    smocks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    coverall    grace    decorate    beautify    ornament   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shift    chemise    blouse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bach    Bangkok    Bloch    Block    Brock   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blouse    jerkin    T-shirt    sweatshirt    leggings