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Definition of Frock
1. Noun. A habit worn by clerics.
2. Verb. Put a frock on.
3. Noun. A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice.
Terms within: Bodice, Neckline, Slide Fastener, Zip, Zip Fastener, Zipper, Hemline
Specialized synonyms: Caftan, Kaftan, Chemise, Sack, Shift, Coatdress, Cocktail Dress, Sheath, Dirndl, Gown, Jumper, Pinafore, Pinny, Kirtle, Morning Dress, Mother Hubbard, Muumuu, Polonaise, Saree, Sari, Shirtdress, Strapless, Sundress
Generic synonyms: Woman's Clothing
Definition of Frock
1. n. A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock.
2. v. t. To clothe in a frock.
Definition of Frock
1. Noun. (dialectal) A frog. ¹
2. Noun. A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body. ¹
3. Noun. An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals, a habit. ¹
4. Verb. To clothe in a frock. ¹
5. Verb. To make a cleric. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frock
1. to clothe in a long, loose outer garment [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frock
Literary usage of Frock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Thomas Hardy (1917)
"THE PINK frock " O MY pretty pink frock, I sha'n't be able to wear it! Why is he
dying just now ? I hardly can bear it! " He might have contrived to live on ..."
2. Friends Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1859)
"THE LITTLE frock AND SHOES. BT BENJAMIN B. MITCHELL. A little frock, bat slightly
worn, Of blue and white delain, With edging round the neck and sleeve, ..."
3. A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of by William Guthrie, John Knox, James Ferguson (1801)
"... drefs with remarkable propriety in a light frock, narrow brimmed hat, Sec.
The people of England love rather to be neat than fine in their apparel ..."
4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1838)
"... young and fair, A cloister-pile came to, She pulled the bell-rope at the door,
And Brother Gray-frock stood before '0 no ! most rev'rend iir, O no ! ..."
5. The Age of Anne by Edward Ellis Morris (1886)
"The The Cami- insurgents became known as the Camisards, sards- or ' wearers of
the white frock :' but it is not certain whether this was the ordinary ..."
6. The Age of Anne by Edward Ellis Morris (1877)
"The The Cami- insurgents became known as the Camisards, sards. or ' wearers of
the white frock :' but it is not certain whether this was the ordinary ..."
7. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... made a show Like remnants of the winter snow A reverend pilgrim dwells, Well
worth the whole Bernardine brood That e'er wore sandal, frock, or hood. ..."
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