Smocking Definition

smŏkĭng
noun
Shirred, decorative stitching used in gathering cloth, as to make it hang in even folds.
Webster's New World
Needlework decoration of small, regularly spaced gathers stitched into a honeycomb pattern.
American Heritage
verb

Present participle of smock.

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Smocking Sentence Examples

  • They feature sturdy fabrics decorated with either embroidery, appliqués or smocking.

  • Get a smock dress with a thinner band of smocking in a yoke shape, instead of an entire bodice of smocking.

  • This smaller band of smocking looks great, but makes the dress easier to fit and to wash.

  • Formal dresses often feature beads, sequins, cloth-covered buttons, lace, embroidery, or smocking.

  • The traditional smocked infant dress begins the smocking in gathers just below the neckline, allowing it to billow out to the hem.

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Words Starting With

SSMSMO

Words Ending With

GNGING

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smocking

Words Starting With S and Ending With G

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With G