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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
EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Her custom gunmetal frock featured a plunging neckline and hip cutouts.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 30 July 2024
Taking over Casa Cruz with her signature colorful and print-heavy flair, Ortiz ensured the swanky Upper East Side member’s club looked like a living, breathing campaign—with models and tastemakers frocked up in her creations holding court in every corner.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 14 June 2024
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Noun
Furiosa star Taylor-Joy’s gown pairs with the pink frock Kudrow, 61, wore as unemployed space-case Michele, while Paper Towns star Delevingne twinned with Sorvino, 57, whose Remy decides to impress her classmates by claiming to have invented Post-its with no help from her dear friend Michele.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Her custom gunmetal frock featured a plunging neckline and hip cutouts.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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
Taking over Casa Cruz with her signature colorful and print-heavy flair, Ortiz ensured the swanky Upper East Side member’s club looked like a living, breathing campaign—with models and tastemakers frocked up in her creations holding court in every corner.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frock
Noun
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At the Jacquemus show, Tyla put her stamp on the naked dress, favoring a maxi gown with completely open sides.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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What to Know Melania wore a floor-length white, strapless gown with a ribbon-like piece of black material wrapped around the dress designed by Pierre who also created her look for the 2017 Inauguration Balls for Trump's first term in office.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The yellow of the cloak references the color of the flag of Vatican City.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Both approaches are forms of hegemonic reassertion—attempts to cement U.S. primacy on the world stage—but one cloaks itself in moral superiority, and the other does not.—
Matias Spektor,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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There are also plenty of second-skin layers in ivory, chocolate brown or black with asymmetric zipper details, including a flirty short dresses, cropped T-shirts, bralettes and Capri leggings, technical nylon miniskirts and wide-leg pants.—
Booth Moore,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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The original Sabrina gown has two parts: a strapless organza and taffeta dress with incredible boning and an overskirt finished with a pleated black dust ruffle at the hem.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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To show off her new look, Fox channeled ’90s menswear fashion in a colorful floral-print shirt with pointy lapels paired with a black tuxedo cape, matching baggy pants and chunky brown leather loafers.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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David Corenswet is the new guy in the red cape, Rachel Brosnahan plays ace journalist/love interest Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult co-stars as villainous Lex Luthor in an adventure that introduces Superman's best friend: Krypto the dog.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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The film is pretty funny, in part because Grand Theft Auto is set up for killing, and random people — or whatever the players decided to costume their avatars as — can wander through and shoot someone without malice or forethought.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Reflecting on costuming the film, Phillips says working on the project was unlike any other she’s done so far.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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Stroman joined the Yankees last offseason on a two-year, $37 million contract with that $18.3 million vesting option for 2026.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Clean Air Act prohibits individual states from enacting their own emission standards, vesting that authority with the EPA, but section 209 provides a special exception for California.—
Peter Douglas,
The Mercury News,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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 1 Feb. 2025.
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