- smocking
- noun Date: 1888 a decorative embroidery or shirring made by gathering cloth in regularly spaced round tucks
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Smocking — is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been practiced… … Wikipedia
smocking — ► NOUN ▪ decoration on a garment created by gathering a section of the material into tight pleats and holding them together with parallel stitches in an ornamental pattern … English terms dictionary
smocking — [smäk′iŋ] n. shirred, decorative stitching used in gathering cloth, as to make it hang in even folds … English World dictionary
smocking — [[t]smɒ̱kɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Smocking is a decoration on tops and dresses which is made by gathering the material into folds using small stitches … English dictionary
smocking — smock·ing || smÉ‘kɪŋ / smÉ’k n. decorative embroidery which gathers cloth into small even pleats smÉ‘k /smÉ’k n. loose protective garment worn over clothing while working, overall; undergarment, chemise v. provide with a smock, dress in a… … English contemporary dictionary
smocking — /smok ing/, n. 1. smocked needlework. 2. embroidery stitches used to hold gathered cloth in even folds. [1885 90; SMOCK + ING1] * * * … Universalium
smocking — noun An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place … Wiktionary
smocking — ingl. Igual que Esmoquin … Diccionario Lunfardo
Smocking — Pyntesyning med rynkninger … Danske encyklopædi
smocking — smock|ing [ˈsmɔkıŋ US ˈsma: ] n [U] a type of decoration made on cloth by pulling the cloth into small regular folds held tightly with stitches … Dictionary of contemporary English
