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smocking
[ smok-ing ]
smocking
/ ˈsmɒkɪŋ /
noun
- ornamental needlework used to gather and stitch material in a honeycomb pattern so that the part below the gathers hangs in even folds
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I walked down the gangway and there was the same old rogue of a porter in his blue smocking.
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A tiny pocket on the right hand side has also a little smocking at the base to correspond.
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At the top the apron is narrowed by means of three groups of honeycomb or diamond smocking, terminating in points.
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Stamped patterns can be had for smocking but they are not at all necessary.
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The simplest form of smocking is the honeycomb or diamond (Figure 106).
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