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smocking

/ˈsmɒkɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.
  2. To apply smocking.
  3. An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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