frock
/fɹɑk/ verb C2- To clothe (somebody) in a frock.
- To make (somebody) a cleric.
- To grant to an officer the title and uniform of a rank he will soon be promoted to.
He/she/it frocks · Past frocked · Past participle frocked · -ing form frocking
Verb forms
- Base form
- frock
- He/she/it
- frocks
- Past
- frocked
- Past participle
- frocked
- -ing form
- frocking
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It was gingham, with checks of white and blue; and although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings, it was still a pretty frock.
Besides, you have white in your frock, and only witches and sorceresses wear white.”
He was dressed in a blue frock-coat, buttoned up to the chin, and wore at his button-hole the rosette of an officer of the Legion of Honor.
He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat, with light-coloured trousers, and immaculate collar and cuffs.
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