In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
frocked
simple past tense and past participle of frock
frocked (not comparable)
Dressed in a frock.
• defrock
Source: Wiktionary
Frocked, a.
Definition: Clothed in a frock.
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
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.