smock, smocke, smok

[A. S. smoc, from smogen, pa. par. of smeógan, smúgan=to creep; Icel. smokkra smock, from smoguin, pa. par. of smjúga =to creep through a hole, to put on a garment.] [SMUG, SMUGGLE.] 1. A shift, a chemise, a woman's undergarment. "You may do what you please; you may sell my chemise, Mrs. P. was too well-bred to mention her smock ." Barham: Ing . Legends; Look at the Clock . 2. A smock-frock (q. v.). It was sometimes used adjectively, as equivalent to, pertaining to, or connected with women, female; as, smock -treason ( Ben Jonson), smock loyalty ( Dryden ), . smock-faced, a. Having a feminine countenance, appearance, or complexion; smooth-faced, effeminate. "But active in the foremost ranks appear, And leave young smock - fac'd beaux to guard the rear." Fenton: Prologue to Spartan Dame. smock-frock, s. A garment of coarse material, resembling a shirt, worn by farm laborers over their other clothes. "He was often introduced into meetings through back doors, with a smock- frock on his back and a whip in his hand."- Macaulay : History Eng ., ch. vii.