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Noun smocking has 1 sense

smocking - embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
--₁ is a kind of embroidery, fancywork

Derived form: verb smock₁

Verb smock has 1 sense

smock - embellish by sewing in lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
--₁ is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

Derived forms: noun smocking₁, noun smock₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something