land smock en · NOUN
Meanings
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A simple smock-style dress or garment worn by women for working or dressing casually around the house or garden.
“Poor Cynthia is quite frightened,” said Mrs. Cavendish in a low clear voice. She herself, I noticed, was dressed in her white land smock.
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 29:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| land smocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |