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embroidery vs smocking

smocking vs embroidery

embroidery and smocking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embroidery Yes No No No
smocking Yes No No No
As nouns, smocking is a hyponym of embroidery; that is, smocking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embroidery:
  • embroidery: decorative needlework
  • smocking: embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
embroidery (noun) smocking (noun)
decorative needlework embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Difference between embroidery and smocking

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