smock

Meaning

Noun

1. A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip.
2. A blouse; a smock frock.
3. A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc.

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock
2. Hence, of or pertaining to a woman.

Verb

1. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.
2. To apply smocking.

Synonyms

overalls

duster

smock-frock

coverall

blouse

wrapper

dust coat

dress

👗

gabardine

skirt

gaberdine

overall

tunic

vessel

yacht

overskirt

boat

⛵

cape

chemise

cloak

coat

🧥

frock

lab coat

🥼

nave

negligee

ship

🚢

smoking jacket

Pronounced as (IPA)

/smɒk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: smok

Inherited from Old English: smocc

Cognate with Old High German: smocho

Cognate with Icelandic: smokkur

Cognate with Old English: smugan

Cognate with German: schmiegen

Cognate with Middle High German: smiegen

Cognate with Icelandic: smjúga

Cognate with Lithuanian: smukti

In summary

From Middle English smok, from Old English smocc, smoc, from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (“something slipped into”); akin to Old High German smocho, Icelandic smokkur, and from the root of Old English smugan (“to creep”), akin to German schmiegen (“to cling to, press close”). Middle High German smiegen, Icelandic smjúga (“to creep through, to put on a garment which has a hole to put the head through”); compare with Lithuanian smukti (“to glide”). See also smug, smuggle.