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as in gown
a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl
please get into your nicest frock and join us at the party
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as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
the man clutched his heavy frock as he made his way through the driving rain
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as in to jacket
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Recent Examples of frock
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Even the nuns’ attire had progressed past ultra-conservative frocks and full-coverage veils.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Lively accessorized the Michael Kors frock with a beige sweater from her friend Gigi Hadid's cashmere brand, Guest In Residence.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 30 July 2024
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Noun
This wasn't the first time a starlet had donned Brown's elegant look — Gwyneth Paltrow, 52, also wore the same frock to the December 1998 New York City premiere of her film Shakespeare in Love.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Even the nuns’ attire had progressed past ultra-conservative frocks and full-coverage veils.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
At the ceremony, Jenner wore a custom satin Miu Miu frock with cutouts, which was adorned with floral sequin and crystal embroidery.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Lively accessorized the Michael Kors frock with a beige sweater from her friend Gigi Hadid's cashmere brand, Guest In Residence.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frock
Noun
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Throughout the circuit, and the Wicked press tour that preceded it, Grande stepped up her red carpet game in a variety of designer gowns that ushered in her new era.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Leave a comment View Comments Her daughter filmed a TikTok about Kauffman-Wood’s attempt to get the gown.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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The shrubs also host the larvae of 18 kinds of butterflies and moths, including eastern tiger swallowtail and mourning cloak butterflies.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, patients continue to suffer as their underlying disease advances behind the cloak of mental illness.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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Model Jacquelyn Jablonski wore a vintage Ralph Lauren jacket her mother had thrifted.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2024
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For example, why should law-making in modern society be jacketed by the standards of pre-industrial 18th century America?—
Robert J. Spitzer,
Time,
6 June 2023
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Although the designer purchased the dress for just $6, the bargain was a sale price.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The woman in the dress gazes back at the viewer, while the other woman stares intently at a powerful stream of hot, expanding gases that escape through the nozzle of a rocket that’s just launched.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Other highlights include the cape Bela Lugosi wore in the 1948 horror comedy film Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, costumes from The Wizard of Oz andoriginal concept art from Blade Runner and Total Recall.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Abdi was the first model down the runway, wearing a dramatic leopard-print cape: Bright bursts of color in sharp relief to the hall’s inky shadows.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Beyond choreography, students take charge in areas such as costuming, leading rehearsals, staging and vocals.—
Ainsley Northrop,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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First 1883, also costumed by Janie Bryant, and then 1923, which is now in its second season.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Both grants will vest over a period of five years, although Tan won’t earn any of those shares if Intel’s stock price drops over the next three years.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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Spanish regulators followed a long-standing national tradition of vesting regulatory authority in a single all-powerful administrator, the Bank of Spain, which left the country with no mechanism for correcting policy mistakes.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
11 Aug. 2021
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The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.—
Kim Bhasin,
Bloomberg.com,
8 Oct. 2020
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“Frock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frock. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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