Read full poem →'Twere well if she would pare her nails,
And wear a cleaner smock.
Dictionary Entry
A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. smockalley smockfrock smockover smocksmock whitesmock bluesmock ann
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Poetry examples for “smock”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →On this event he indulged his inclination for the stage, and
accordingly appeared at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, in
the character of Aboan, in the play of Oroonoko. Not-
Read full poem →65. Smoking: draping; hence the word “smock;” “smokless,” in
Chaucer, means naked.