frock

American  

[frok] / frɒk /

noun

1. a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.

2. a loose outer garment worn by peasants and workers; smock.

3. a coarse outer garment with large sleeves, worn by monks.

4. frock coat.

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verb (used with object)

1. to provide with, or clothe in, a frock.

2. to invest with priestly or clerical office.

frock British  

/ frɒk /

noun

1. a girl's or woman's dress

2. a loose garment of several types, such as a peasant's smock

3. a coarse wide-sleeved outer garment worn by members of some religious orders

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verb

1. (tr) to invest (a person) with the office or status of a cleric

Other Word Forms

• frockless adjective
• underfrock noun

Etymology

Origin of frock

1300–50; Middle English froke < Old French froc < Frankish; compare Old Saxon, Old High German hroc coat

Example Sentences

Soon she was clean and dressed in an everyday frock she had worn countless times before.

From Literature

Lady Constance carried her own parasol trimmed all ’round with ruffles, in the Parisian style, and wore a frightfully flouncy frock.

From Literature

After spotting the moss green, knee-length frock with matching bolero jacket in the window of her local J.J.

From The Wall Street Journal

When her rival, Poot’s Thea, arrives underdressed, Hedda forces her into a hideous frock with fussy bows and an ungainly skirt.

From Los Angeles Times

This year’s big Cannes fashion headline is that women are no longer allowed to wear “voluminous” frocks on the steps.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apron
• gown
• robe