Definition of frock in English:

frock

noun frɒkfrɑk

British

1A woman's or girl's dress.
her new party frock
Example sentencesExamples
- Manet's woman is prettier, more pensive and more attractively dressed in a pink frock.
- I then continued to resume the folding of various frocks and dresses that were mainly sewed by myself.
- The little girl stood up and brushed the dirt off her frock, extending one flawless, beautiful hand.
- The album is as pretty as a girl in a cotton frock skipping through a field of daisies - and it works.
- As for the little girls, they were allowed to wear different coloured frocks and dresses.
- She still straightened her frock, and those of the little girls.
- Moe is a lass thoroughly caught up in Japan's Gosloli trend, in which she dresses up in retro frocks in a misguided effort to be cool.
- Near an hour later, Lady Vivien emerged, dressed in a frock with silky red fabric accented in black.
- Each child gets a shirt and the girls get a frock also.
- The femme fatale showed off her curves in corseted cocktail frocks, clingy knits and tailored skirts.
- Then there was the problem of how to dramatise something as simple as a girl in a new frock.
- She was dressed in a tattered frock, and her hair was unwashed for days.
- The little girls from the towns wore bright frocks of red, green, yellow, blue and various plaids.
- The girl in the blue frock led Lia along a corridor leading from the banquet hall, until she found a room near the end of the wing with double doors and gold door handles.
- The little girl in a pink frock cries because she wanted to paint with colour.
- She figured it must have been about nine in the evening, as she quickly dressed in a clean frock.
- If you are looking for something less expensive, Oasis has a good selection of pretty party frocks, including a 1950s-inspired chiffon frock with a discreet poppy print.
- He had been there from the beginning, since the little girl in the pink frock had raised her scrubby fist and inquired fearfully about the ‘bad people.’
- Her face was turned away as we entered, but we could see that she was dressed in a red frock, and that she had long white gloves on.
- The drawing of a woman with big eyes, dark lashes and tightly knotted hair, dressed in a ruffled frock and sporting a fan, gave it away.
Synonyms
dress, gown, robe, shift
garment, costume
2A long gown with flowing sleeves worn by monks, priests, or clergy.
the chaplain tottered in stiff splendid frocks
Example sentencesExamples
- A round, balding priest hurried down the center aisle, his black frock billowing behind him.
- He wears a priest's collar and carries a machine gun under his frock.
- These two beat up Sancho when he tries to take some friars' frocks as battle spoils.
1. 2.1archaic The work and position of a priest.
  such words as these cost the preacher his frock
3historical An agricultural worker's smock; a smock-frock.
1. 3.1archaic A woollen jersey worn by sailors.
  his Cornish-knit frock
4
short for frock coat

Derivatives

frocked

adjective

British

in combination a black-frocked Englishman

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French froc, of Germanic origin. The sense 'priest's or monk's gown' is preserved in defrock.

This comes from Old French froc, of Germanic origin. The original sense ‘priest's or monk's gown’ is preserved in defrock (late 16th century).

Rhymes

ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, doc, dock, floc, flock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok

Definition of frock in US English:

frock

nounfrɑkfräk

British

1A woman's or girl's dress.
Example sentencesExamples
- She still straightened her frock, and those of the little girls.
- I then continued to resume the folding of various frocks and dresses that were mainly sewed by myself.
- Each child gets a shirt and the girls get a frock also.
- He had been there from the beginning, since the little girl in the pink frock had raised her scrubby fist and inquired fearfully about the ‘bad people.’
- Her face was turned away as we entered, but we could see that she was dressed in a red frock, and that she had long white gloves on.
- The little girl stood up and brushed the dirt off her frock, extending one flawless, beautiful hand.
- Near an hour later, Lady Vivien emerged, dressed in a frock with silky red fabric accented in black.
- If you are looking for something less expensive, Oasis has a good selection of pretty party frocks, including a 1950s-inspired chiffon frock with a discreet poppy print.
- The femme fatale showed off her curves in corseted cocktail frocks, clingy knits and tailored skirts.
- The girl in the blue frock led Lia along a corridor leading from the banquet hall, until she found a room near the end of the wing with double doors and gold door handles.
- The album is as pretty as a girl in a cotton frock skipping through a field of daisies - and it works.
- As for the little girls, they were allowed to wear different coloured frocks and dresses.
- The little girl in a pink frock cries because she wanted to paint with colour.
- The little girls from the towns wore bright frocks of red, green, yellow, blue and various plaids.
- Then there was the problem of how to dramatise something as simple as a girl in a new frock.
- The drawing of a woman with big eyes, dark lashes and tightly knotted hair, dressed in a ruffled frock and sporting a fan, gave it away.
- She figured it must have been about nine in the evening, as she quickly dressed in a clean frock.
- Moe is a lass thoroughly caught up in Japan's Gosloli trend, in which she dresses up in retro frocks in a misguided effort to be cool.
- Manet's woman is prettier, more pensive and more attractively dressed in a pink frock.
- She was dressed in a tattered frock, and her hair was unwashed for days.
Synonyms
dress, gown, robe, shift
2A long gown with flowing sleeves worn by monks, priests, or clergy.
Example sentencesExamples
- He wears a priest's collar and carries a machine gun under his frock.
- A round, balding priest hurried down the center aisle, his black frock billowing behind him.
- These two beat up Sancho when he tries to take some friars' frocks as battle spoils.
1. 2.1archaic in singular The work and position of a priest.
  such words as these cost the preacher his frock
3historical A field laborer's smock.
4
short for frock coat

verbfrɑkfräk

[with object]

1Provide with or dress in a frock.
he frocked himself in the most spectacular garb
1. 1.1archaic Invest (someone) with priestly office.
  Compare with defrock

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French froc, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘priest's or monk's gown’ is preserved in defrock.

单词	frock
释义	Definition of frock in English: frock noun frɒkfrɑk British 1A woman's or girl's dress. her new party frock Example sentencesExamples Manet's woman is prettier, more pensive and more attractively dressed in a pink frock. I then continued to resume the folding of various frocks and dresses that were mainly sewed by myself. The little girl stood up and brushed the dirt off her frock, extending one flawless, beautiful hand. The album is as pretty as a girl in a cotton frock skipping through a field of daisies - and it works. As for the little girls, they were allowed to wear different coloured frocks and dresses. She still straightened her frock, and those of the little girls. Moe is a lass thoroughly caught up in Japan's Gosloli trend, in which she dresses up in retro frocks in a misguided effort to be cool. Near an hour later, Lady Vivien emerged, dressed in a frock with silky red fabric accented in black. Each child gets a shirt and the girls get a frock also. The femme fatale showed off her curves in corseted cocktail frocks, clingy knits and tailored skirts. Then there was the problem of how to dramatise something as simple as a girl in a new frock. She was dressed in a tattered frock, and her hair was unwashed for days. The little girls from the towns wore bright frocks of red, green, yellow, blue and various plaids. The girl in the blue frock led Lia along a corridor leading from the banquet hall, until she found a room near the end of the wing with double doors and gold door handles. The little girl in a pink frock cries because she wanted to paint with colour. She figured it must have been about nine in the evening, as she quickly dressed in a clean frock. If you are looking for something less expensive, Oasis has a good selection of pretty party frocks, including a 1950s-inspired chiffon frock with a discreet poppy print. He had been there from the beginning, since the little girl in the pink frock had raised her scrubby fist and inquired fearfully about the ‘bad people.’ Her face was turned away as we entered, but we could see that she was dressed in a red frock, and that she had long white gloves on. The drawing of a woman with big eyes, dark lashes and tightly knotted hair, dressed in a ruffled frock and sporting a fan, gave it away. Synonyms dress, gown, robe, shift garment, costume 2A long gown with flowing sleeves worn by monks, priests, or clergy. the chaplain tottered in stiff splendid frocks Example sentencesExamples A round, balding priest hurried down the center aisle, his black frock billowing behind him. He wears a priest's collar and carries a machine gun under his frock. These two beat up Sancho when he tries to take some friars' frocks as battle spoils. 2.1archaic The work and position of a priest. such words as these cost the preacher his frock 3historical An agricultural worker's smock; a smock-frock. 3.1archaic A woollen jersey worn by sailors. his Cornish-knit frock 4 short for frock coat Derivatives frocked adjective British in combination a black-frocked Englishman Origin Late Middle English: from Old French froc, of Germanic origin. The sense 'priest's or monk's gown' is preserved in defrock. This comes from Old French froc, of Germanic origin. The original sense ‘priest's or monk's gown’ is preserved in defrock (late 16th century). Rhymes ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, doc, dock, floc, flock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok Definition of frock in US English: frock nounfrɑkfräk British 1A woman's or girl's dress. Example sentencesExamples She still straightened her frock, and those of the little girls. I then continued to resume the folding of various frocks and dresses that were mainly sewed by myself. Each child gets a shirt and the girls get a frock also. He had been there from the beginning, since the little girl in the pink frock had raised her scrubby fist and inquired fearfully about the ‘bad people.’ Her face was turned away as we entered, but we could see that she was dressed in a red frock, and that she had long white gloves on. The little girl stood up and brushed the dirt off her frock, extending one flawless, beautiful hand. Near an hour later, Lady Vivien emerged, dressed in a frock with silky red fabric accented in black. If you are looking for something less expensive, Oasis has a good selection of pretty party frocks, including a 1950s-inspired chiffon frock with a discreet poppy print. The femme fatale showed off her curves in corseted cocktail frocks, clingy knits and tailored skirts. The girl in the blue frock led Lia along a corridor leading from the banquet hall, until she found a room near the end of the wing with double doors and gold door handles. The album is as pretty as a girl in a cotton frock skipping through a field of daisies - and it works. As for the little girls, they were allowed to wear different coloured frocks and dresses. The little girl in a pink frock cries because she wanted to paint with colour. The little girls from the towns wore bright frocks of red, green, yellow, blue and various plaids. Then there was the problem of how to dramatise something as simple as a girl in a new frock. The drawing of a woman with big eyes, dark lashes and tightly knotted hair, dressed in a ruffled frock and sporting a fan, gave it away. She figured it must have been about nine in the evening, as she quickly dressed in a clean frock. Moe is a lass thoroughly caught up in Japan's Gosloli trend, in which she dresses up in retro frocks in a misguided effort to be cool. Manet's woman is prettier, more pensive and more attractively dressed in a pink frock. She was dressed in a tattered frock, and her hair was unwashed for days. Synonyms dress, gown, robe, shift 2A long gown with flowing sleeves worn by monks, priests, or clergy. Example sentencesExamples He wears a priest's collar and carries a machine gun under his frock. A round, balding priest hurried down the center aisle, his black frock billowing behind him. These two beat up Sancho when he tries to take some friars' frocks as battle spoils. 2.1archaic in singular The work and position of a priest. such words as these cost the preacher his frock 3historical A field laborer's smock. 4 short for frock coat verbfrɑkfräk [with object] 1Provide with or dress in a frock. he frocked himself in the most spectacular garb 1.1archaic Invest (someone) with priestly office. Compare with defrock Origin Late Middle English: from Old French froc, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘priest's or monk's gown’ is preserved in defrock.
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