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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…

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  1. n. 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. n. 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.
  3. v. t. To clothe in a frock.
  4. v. t. To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.
  5. n. a long, loose outer garment
  6. n. a habit worn by clerics
  7. n. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
  8. v. put a frock on
  9. 1. A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse hirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their ther 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 doublebreasted, 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. 1. To clothe in a frock. 2. To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.
  10. v:10/n:90 n. a habit worn by clerics v. put a frock on