frock

frɒk7 senses · 8 ms

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noun/fɹɒk//fɹɑk/

1
A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
- This was just what he had been afraid of. These blithering women who thought they could do a man's work. Why the hell couldn't they stay at home and mind their pots and pans and stick to their frocks and gossip and leave men's work to the m
2
An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
3
A sailor's jersey.
4
An undress regimental coat.

verb/fɹɒk//fɹɑk/

1
To clothe (somebody) in a frock.transitive
- […] Mrs. Parmly-Coles, in thus frocking her daughter, was no jealous cat but a pearl among mothers.
2
To make (somebody) a cleric.transitive
3
To grant to an officer the title and uniform of a rank he will soon be promoted to.UStransitive
- MajGen Richard G. Schulze […] was selected for two-star rank by members of the January selection board. He was frocked on 27 Jan and assigned new duties as CG, MCRD, San Diego.

noun/fɹɒk//fɹɑk/

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