Smock may refer to one of the following:
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Smock-frock
A smock-frock or smock is an outer garment traditionally worn by rural workers, especially shepherds and waggoners. Today, the word smock refers to a loose overgarment worn to protect one's clothing, for instance by a painter.
The traditional sm ...
, a coat-like outer garment, often worn to protect the clothes
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Smocking
Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been p ...
, an embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered, then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place
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Chemise
A chemise or shift is a classic smock type of women's undergarment or dress. Historically, a chemise was a simple garment worn next to the skin to protect clothing from sweat and body oils, the precursor to the modern shirts commonly worn in W ...
, a woman's undergarment
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smock mill
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This t ...
, a windmill with a wooden tower, resembling the garment in appearance
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Ghanaian smock
The Ghanaian Smock or Tani is a fabric worn by both women and men in Ghana. It is the most popular traditional attire in the country. The fabric is called Tani in Dagbani language, Dagbani, while the male and female wear are respectively calle ...
, a shirt worn in Ghana
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Smock (surname), list of people with the name
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