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frock

UK/fɹɒk/ US/fɹɑk/ uncommon us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

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verb

1.

put a frock on

Origin

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”). Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) - whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) -, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).

Phrases

  • cock in a frock
  • cocktail frock
  • frock coat
  • frock flick
  • man of the frock
  • smock frock

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