name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
frock
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /fɹɒk/
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General-American: /fɹɑk/
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rhymes with -ɒk
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CMU ARPABET: F R AA1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
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noun
Meaning 3
An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
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noun
Meaning 4
A sailor's jersey.
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noun
Meaning 5
An undress regimental coat.
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noun
Meaning 6
A frog.
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Usage: dialectal
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verb
Meaning 7
To clothe (somebody) in a frock.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To make (somebody) a cleric.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To grant to an officer the title and uniform of a rank he will soon be promoted to.
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Usage: US, transitive
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 10
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dress
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Broader terms: woman's clothing
Narrower terms: caftan, kaftan, chemise, sack, shift, coatdress, cocktail dress, sheath, dirndl, gown, jumper, pinafore, pinny, kirtle, morning dress, Mother Hubbard, muumuu, polonaise, sari, saree, shirtdress, strapless, sundress
noun
Meaning 11
a habit worn by clerics
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Broader terms: habit
verb
Meaning 12
put a frock on
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Broader terms: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
History
Etymology
From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish *hrokk (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”). Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) – whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) –, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).
From Middle English frock, froke, from Old Norse frauki (“frog”), related to Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: рокля (roklja) — female garment
- Czech: dámské šaty — female garment
- Czech: šatečky — female garment
- Czech: šaty — female garment
- Finnish: leninki — female garment
- Finnish: mekko — female garment
- French: robe — female garment
- German: Kleid — female garment
- German: Kutte — female garment
- Gujarati: ફરાક (phrāk) — female garment
- Icelandic: kjóll — female garment
- Irish: gúna — female garment
- Italian: abito — female garment
- Latin: indusium — female garment
- Marathi: फ्रॉक (phrŏk) — female garment
- Portuguese: vestido — female garment
- Russian: платье (platʹje) — female garment
- Spanish: vestido — female garment
- Swedish: klänning — female garment
- Welsh: ffrog — female garment
- Welsh: ffrogiau — female garment
- Bulgarian: расо (raso) — clerical garment
- Czech: sutana — clerical garment
- Finnish: kaapu — clerical garment
- Finnish: papinkaapu — clerical garment
- French: soutane — clerical garment
- French: froc — clerical garment
- Italian: tonaca — clerical garment
- Portuguese: hábito — clerical garment
- Portuguese: túnica — clerical garment
- Russian: ряса (rjasa) — clerical garment
- Russian: одеяние (odejanije) — clerical garment
- Bulgarian: запопвам (zapopvam) — to make a cleric
- Spanish: ordenar — to make a cleric
Real reading context