"smocking" in the noun sense
1. smocking
embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
"smocking" in the verb sense
1. smock
embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally
"The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
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