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| frock [ frok ] |
noun (plural frocks) |
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1. dress: a woman's or girl's dress
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2. loose outer garment: a loose baggy outer garment with sleeves that covers the top half of the body to below the waist, traditionally worn by artists and farm workers
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3. monk's gown: a loose full-length gown with wide sleeves worn by the monks, friars, or clerics of some religious orders
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Same as frock coat
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transitive verb (past and past participle frocked, present participle frock·ing, 3rd person present singular frocks) |
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christianity induct as member of clergy: to invest somebody as a member of the clergy
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| [14th century. < French froc< Germanic] |
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