smock

English

/smɒk/, /smɑk/

noun
Definitions
  • A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip.
  • A blouse; a smock frock.
  • A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English smok inherited from Old English smocc inherited from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (something slipped into, easy, flexible, bendsome).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*smukkaz

Gloss

something slipped into, easy, flexible, bendsome

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