Definitions for smocking
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1. smockingnoun

   embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches

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1. smockingnoun

   An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place.

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1. 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 practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among embroidery methods in that it was often worn by labourers. Other major embroidery styles are purely decorative and represented status symbols. Smocking was practical for garments to be both form fitting and flexible, hence its name derives from smock — an agricultural labourer's work shirt. Smocking was used most extensively in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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1. smocking

   Smocking is a type of embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. It involves pre-shrinking the fabric by using tiny stitches to create a certain pattern, typically in a honeycomb style. It was traditionally used on the cuffs, bodice, and necklines of garments, like dresses and blouses, to make them flexible. Smocking is often seen on children's clothing and lingerie due to its decorative yet functional design.

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1. 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 practised since the Middle Ages and is unusual among embroidery methods in that it was often worn by laborers. Other major embroidery styles are purely decorative and represented status symbols. Smocking was practical for garments to be both form fitting and flexible, hence its name derives from smock — a farmer's work shirt. Smocking was used most extensively in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of smocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smocking
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smocking
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5. ^ Wikidata
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