FROCK

dress, frock

(noun) a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

frock

(noun) a habit worn by clerics

frock

(noun) a long, loose outer garment

frock

(verb) put a frock on

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.

An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.

A sailor's jersey.

An undress regimental coat.

Verb

frock (third-person singular simple present frocks, present participle frocking, simple past and past participle frocked)

To clothe in a frock.

To make a cleric.

Etymology 2

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

(dialectal) A frog.

Proper noun

Frock (plural Frocks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Frock is the 26695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 912 individuals. Frock is most common among White (96.6%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

Frock, n. Etym: [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 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.

Frock, v. t.

1. To clothe in a frock.

2. To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition