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frock en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /fɹɒk/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /fɹɑk/ (General-American)

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”).

Meanings

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 men. 1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Hare and Grey Hound”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 105:
2. An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
3. A sailor's jersey.
4. An undress regimental coat.

Forms

Deriveds

man of the frock · cock in a frock · frocklike · frockless · housefrock · underfrock · frock flick · smock frock · frock coat · frockish · sunfrock · cocktail frock

Translations (32)

cs dámské šaty (female garment) · cs šatečky (female garment) · fi kaapu (clerical garment) · ru одеяние (clerical garment) · ru ряса (clerical garment) · fr soutane (clerical garment) · it tonaca (clerical garment) · ga gúna (female garment) · de Kleid (female garment) · sv klänning (female garment) · bg рокля (female garment) · es vestido (female garment) · fr froc (clerical garment) · pt hábito (clerical garment) · pt túnica (clerical garment) · fi mekko (female garment) · pt vestido (female garment) · de Kutte (female garment) · bg расо (clerical garment) · is kjóll (female garment) · la indusium (female garment) · cy ffrog (female garment) · cs šaty (female garment) · mr फ्रॉक (female garment) · cy ffrogiau (female garment) · gu ફરાક (female garment) · cs sutana (clerical garment) · fi papinkaapu (clerical garment) · ru платье (female garment) · fi leninki (female garment) · fr robe (female garment) · it abito (female garment)

frock en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /fɹɒk/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /fɹɑk/ (General-American)

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”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To clothe (somebody) in a frock.
   • […] Mrs. Parmly-Coles, in thus frocking her daughter, was no jealous cat but a pearl among mothers. 1935, Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan, page 113:
2. (transitive) To make (somebody) a cleric.
3. (US, transitive) To grant to an officer the title and uniform of a rank he will soon be promoted to.
   • 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. 1976, The Marine Corps Gazette, volumes 61-62, page 4:

Forms

Deriveds

disfrock · defrock · unfrock

Translations (2)

bg запопвам (to make a cleric) · es ordenar (to make a cleric)

frock en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /fɹɒk/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /fɹɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English frock, froke, from Old Norse frauki (“frog”), related to Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.

Meanings

1. (dialectal) A frog.

Forms