a loose dress or blouse for a woman or child, with the upper part closely gathered in smocking 女用(或儿童用)宽松裙(或上衣) ■a loose overall worn to protect one's clothes 罩衣,工作衣 an artist's smock. 艺术家的工作衣。 ■(亦作 smock-frock)(historical)a smocked linen overgarment worn by an agricultural worker (史)(农民穿的亚麻)长罩衣,长劳动衣
verb
[with obj.][usu. as adj. smocked]decorate (something) with smocking 用正面刺绣针迹装饰(某物) smocked dresses. 正面有刺绣的裙子。
smocked adjective 语源
Old English smoc 'woman's loose-fitting undergarment'; probably related to Old English smūgan 'to creep' and Old Norse smjúga 'put on a garment, creep into'. The use of the verb as a needlework term dates from the late 19th cent