a loose, comfortable piece of clothing like a long shirt, worn especially by women （多为女性穿的）宽松式衬衫 a shapeless cotton smock 不成形的棉质工作服
a long, loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes to protect them from dirt, etc. 罩衣；工作服 an artist’s smock 画家的罩衫 Smocks were formerly worn by farm workers. 这种罩衫是旧时农民穿的。
Word OriginOld English smoc ‘woman's loose-fitting undergarment’; probably related to Old English smūgan ‘to creep’ and Old Norse smjúga ‘put on a garment, creep into’.