smocking
Example Sentences
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Eugene Robinson: What has the president been ‘smocking’?
From Washington Post
Searches for the term “smocking gun” surged, according to Google Trends, as did searches for “smocking” – a type of embroidery made of many small folds.
From The Guardian
Colbert then read Trump’s tweets aloud, including one in which he misspelled “smoking gun” as “smocking gun”.
From The Guardian
The clothes are trimmed in smocking, ruffles and lace, and they are reinforced with closely spaced hooks and snaps.
From New York Times
I counted at least six different needlework techniques—including smocking, pin pleats, and rosettes—that descended from puffed shoulder to netting-frilled wrist.
From The New Yorker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
