What is the meaning of Frock?

  • (v.t.) 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.
  • (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.
  • (v.t.) To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.
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APAWebster's. (2011). frock. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/frock/definitions/2010335
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HarvardWebster's 2011, frock, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/frock/definitions/2010335>.
MLAWebster's. "frock" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/frock/definitions/2010335>
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