frock
A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper bodyA dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
» Rima always wears a frock at parties.
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5 sensesA dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
Kleid, Kutte
рясаrjasa, одеяниеodejanije, платьеplatʹje
a habit worn by clerics
A sailor's jersey.
An undress regimental coat.
(dialectal)A frog.
Examples
2 sentencesRima always wears a frock at parties.
Tom wears a frock, but he's not a priest.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”),From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish *hrokk (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”).
From Middle English frock, froke, from Old Norse frauki (“frog”), related to Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.
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Forms
plural: frocksSynonyms
1 synonyms- a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice:dress
Word family
10 related wordsSee also
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