smocking

• Nom désignant une technique décorative de couture où le tissu est froncé en plis réguliers et serrés, puis cousu pour créer des motifs, souvent utilisée sur les vêtements.

A noun referring to a decorative embroidery technique created by gathering fabric into tight, even pleats and stitching them together, often used on garments.

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1. Decorative embroidery techniqueC1formal

   An embroidery technique that gathers fabric into decorative patterns, often used on clothing like dresses and blouses.

   Smocking (broderie froncée)

   • The dress featured intricate smocking across the bodice.
   • She learned traditional smocking from her grandmother.
   • The smocking on the sleeves added a delicate texture to the garment.

• Verbe vieilli signifiant revêtir d'une chemise ou habiller d'un vêtement semblable à une chemise ; également employé historiquement au sens de vêtir ou parer.

An obsolete verb meaning to put on a smock or to clothe in a smock-like garment; also historically used to mean to dress or attire.

1. Embellish with decorative stitchingC1formal

   To decorate fabric by sewing in straight lines that cross each other diagonally, creating a textured pattern.

   smock (broderie)

   • She carefully smocked the bodice of the dress with intricate patterns.
   • The artisan smocked the fabric using a traditional technique.
   • He learned how to smock from his grandmother, who was a skilled seamstress.