Definition for FROCK

FROCK, n. [Fr. froc; Arm. frocq; G. frack; Scot. frog.]

An upper coat, or an outer garment. The word is now used for a loose garment or shirt worn by men over their other clothes, and for a kind of gown open behind, worn by females. The frock was formerly a garment worn by monks. Ingulphus. Spelman.

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