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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
Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
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Cynthia Erivo
Similarly, Cynthia Erivo paid homage to Oz with her larger-than-life Louis Vuitton frock in a dark emerald green gown.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Leah Dolan, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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
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Noun
The Duchess of Sussex later matched Kaling’s floral dress with her own sleeveless floral frock.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
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Cynthia Erivo
Similarly, Cynthia Erivo paid homage to Oz with her larger-than-life Louis Vuitton frock in a dark emerald green gown.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Mackie created countless high-octane, ab-exposing looks for the artist over six decades — from the sheer embellished jumpsuit worn to the 1974 Met Gala to Cher’s notorious 1986 Oscars frock, complete with sky-high feather headdress.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frock
Noun
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This Dress the Population Melania off the shoulder gown is a sophisticated and modern option to wear to a wedding.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Under slender glass boxes that top unobtrusive pedestals, the oldest gowns and most fragile silks lay in gentle repose.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The male figure wears a simple toga, while the woman wears a large cloak over a tunic and many accessories.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The white marble sculpture, which is missing a head and arms, appears to depict a woman's torso draped in a loose dress or cloak.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 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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On December 31, the 24-year-old pop star attended Kelce's game against the Cincinnati Bengals wearing a slightly different version of the Chiefs letterman jacket her boyfriend wore on Christmas Day.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
1 Jan. 2024
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Just reference these outfits any time wearing dresses with sandals starts to feel stale.—
Isabel Serra,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Speaking of which, the pregnant mother wore a black strapless dress with a large long bow on the front and a side part bun for her maternity shoot.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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Boone then shed the cape to reveal his viral Grammys jumpsuit underneath and did one of his signature flips off the piano.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Superman hasn't taken up his cape on the big screen since, well, whatever the heck was going on at the end of The Flash.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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There are animatronic dragons poking out of their little homes, walk-around dragons created with a bit of puppetry and costuming magic, and dragons that appear to walk and move completely on their own.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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That the four central characters don disguises, along with the revelers who have been required to come costumed, propels the plot, as well as adds a note of Shakespearean carnivalesque.—
Elizabeth Toohey,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And one in which there's great discretionary powers vested within these local administrators and very few checks on those local powers.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Castillo has about $72 million left on his contract plus a vesting option in 2028.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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