Definitions for frock
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frocknoun

   a habit worn by clerics

2. dress, frockverb

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

3. frockverb

   put a frock on

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frocknoun

   Etymology: froc, French.

   1. A dress; a coat.

   That monster, custom, is angel yet in this,
   That to the use of actions fair and good,
   He likewise gives a frock or livery,
   That aptly is put on. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Chalybean temper’d steel, and frock of mail
   Adamantean proof. John Milton, Agonistes, l. 129.

   2. A kind of close coat for men.

   I strip my body of my shepherd’s frock. Dryden.

   3. A kind of gown for children.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frock

   Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing, typically coat-like, for men and women.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frock

   A frock is a type of garment typically worn by women and girls. Generally, the term refers to a loose outer garment, similar to a dress, often long and lightweight. The definition can vary depending on cultural and regional differences. Historically, it was also used to describe a monk's habit or a type of men's coat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frocknoun

   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. Frocknoun

   a coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure, and is girded by a cord

3. Frockverb

   to clothe in a frock

4. Frockverb

   to make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock

5. Etymology: [F. froc a monk's cowl, coat, garment, LL. frocus, froccus, flocus, floccus, fr. L. floccus a flock of wool; hence orig., a flocky cloth or garment; cf. L. flaccus flabby, E. flaccid.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frock

   Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing for men and women. It is sometimes synonymously used for skirt. In British English and in Commonwealth countries the word is used for a girl's or woman's dress. In Australia it is frequently used this way, with the phrase "to frock up" meaning to wear a formal dress or gown for a special occasion.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frock

   frok, n. a wide-sleeved garment worn by monks: a loose upper garment worn by men: a sailor's jersey: a gown worn by females: an undress regimental coat.—v.t. to furnish with a frock: to invest with priestly office.—n. Frock′-coat, a double-breasted full-skirted coat for men.—adj. Frocked, clothed in a frock.—n. Frock′ing, cloth suitable for frocks, coarse jean.—adj. Frock′less, wanting a frock. [O. Fr. froc, a monk's frock—Low L. frocus—L. floccus, a flock of wool; or more prob. (acc. to Brachet and Littré) from Low L. hrocus—Old High Ger. hroch (Ger. rock), a coat.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frock

   In the British service, the undress regimental coat of the guards, artillery, and royal marines.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FROCK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Frock is ranked #26695 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Frock surname appeared 912 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Frock.
   
   96.6% or 881 total occurrences were White.
   1.2% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Dress
   • Habit

How to pronounce frock?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say frock in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frock in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of frock in a Sentence

1. Battaille:

   [F]or academic men to be happy, the universe would have to take shape. All of philosophy has no other goal: it is a matter of giving a frock coat to what is, a mathematical frock coat. On the other hand, affirming that the universe resembles nothing and is only formless amounts to saying that the universe is something like a spider or spit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=frock
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=frock
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frock
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frock
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=frock
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=frock
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html