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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Frock \Frock\, verb (used with an object)
1. To clothe in a frock.
2. To make a monk of. Cf. {Unfrock}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Frock \Frock\ (fr[o^]k), noun [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.
{Smock frock}. See in the Vocabulary.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
frock
noun: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn: {dress}]
verb: put a frock on
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "frock": bib and tucker, cloak, costume, dress, duds, garment, gown, habit, jupe, mantle, rag, raiment, rig, robe, skirt, suit, togs, vestment, vesture
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