gown or dress; loose outer garment, smock; garment worn by a monk
appoint as cleric or priest; clothe in a frock
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Frock Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.
To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.
(v. t.)
To clothe in a frock.
To clothe in a frock.
(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.
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.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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.
frock
\frock\, v. t.
1. to clothe in a frock.
2. to make a monk of. cf. unfrock.
frock
\frock\ (?), n. [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.] 1. 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. 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.
frock
coat, a body coat for men, usually double-breasted, the skirts not being in one piece with the body, but sewed on so as to be somewhat full.
Noun
1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
(synonym) dress
(hypernym) garment
(hyponym) caftan, kaftan
(part-meronym) bodice
Verb
1. put a frock on
(hypernym) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
(derivation) dress
Frock Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing for men and women (see also clothing terminology). It is sometimes synonymously used for skirt.
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