pos>n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus
n. [ AS. smocc; akin to OHG. smocho, Icel. smokkr, and from the root of AS. smūgan to creep, akin to G. schmiegen to cling to, press close, MHG. smiegen, Icel. smjūga to creep through, to put on a garment which has a hole to put the head through; cf. Lith. smukti to glide. Cf. Smug, Smuggle. ]
In her smock, with head and foot all bare. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman. [ 1913 Webster ]
Smock mill,
Smock race,
v. t. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a feminine countenance or complexion; smooth-faced; girlish. Fenton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A coarse frock, or shirt, worn over the other dress, as by farm laborers. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Lacking a smock. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]