Smock
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Smock may refer to one of the following:
- Smock-frockSmock-frockA smock-frock or smock is an outer garment traditionally worn by rural workers, especially shepherds and waggoners, in parts of England and Wales from the early eighteenth century...
, a coatlike outer garment, often worn to protect the clothes - SmockingSmockingSmocking 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 practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among...
, an embroideryEmbroideryEmbroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins....
technique in which the fabric is gathered with thread or embroidery floss, then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place - ChemiseChemiseThe term chemise or shift can refer to the classic smock, or else can refer to certain modern types of women's undergarments and dresses...
, a woman's undergarment - A Smock millSmock millThe smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind...
, a windmill with a wooden tower, resembling the garment in appearance - A Ghanaian smockGhanaian smockA Ghanaian smock is a plaid shirt that is similar to the dashiki, worn by men in Ghana. The smock is also called a fugu or a batakari. The smock originated in the northern region of Ghana, see external links for photos....
, a shirt worn in GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...