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¹frock

noun \ˈfräk\

: a woman's or girl's dress

: a long outer garment worn by some Christian monks and friars

Full Definition of FROCK

: an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit

: an outer garment worn chiefly by men:

a : a long loose mantle

b : a workman's outer shirt; especially : smock frock

c : a woolen jersey worn especially by sailors

: a woman's dress

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Origin of FROCK

Middle English frok, from Anglo-French froc, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hroch mantle, coat

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to FROCK

Synonyms: dress, gown

Rhymes with FROCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok

²frock

verb

Definition of FROCK

transitive verb

: to clothe in a frock

: to make a cleric of

First Known Use of FROCK

1828

FROCK Defined for Kids

frock

noun \ˈfräk\

Definition of FROCK for Kids

: a woman's or girl's dress

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