frock
16
5.5
- noun
- /frɑk/
- UK
:
vestido
- The little girl twirled in her new frock, excited about the upcoming party.
You just turn up in a frock that you like and you see what happens when you, when you go.
- You just turn up in a frock that you like and you see what happens when you, when you go.
- It's called OK, when I saw it, it was called the frock.
Examples
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The girls stand together in printed cotton frocks and cardigans.
Fiction book (1997) -
Seated on a lawn chair, her legs crossed, she is wearing a yellow frock and a straw hat with a wide brim.
Fiction book (2000) -
Why should one wear a different frock every evening?
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How about this lovely frock?
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Next trip I'll bring you some green silk for a frock to match it.
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Tomorrow I will ask the tailor to make you a new frock.
Fiction book (1993) -
Trying on the frocks for the party.
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Is that the frock Mrs. Astor promised you?
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Aunt Lil made much of me, saying how I had grown and what a pretty frock I was wearing.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mandy looked like a princess in a fairy tale, wearing a short-sleeved frock of baby blue with a knee-length fringed skirt.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
A one-piece outfit for women or girls with a top and skirt
26
1.0
A dress that is black and often worn for formal or special occasions
12
2.7
A long formal dress that women wear to evening parties or special events
11
3.3
A short elegant dress for women to wear at evening events
9
2.5
A light sleeveless dress with thin straps worn in warm weather
8
3.5
A long formal dress worn by women to very special events like balls
2
2.6
A very short dress that ends well above the knees
2
3.2
A very short dress that ends well above the knees
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4.6
A dress for women that looks like a shirt with a collar and front buttons
1
4.1
A long elegant dress that women wear to formal dances
1
7.6
A woman's dress that looks like a coat with buttons down the front
A dress with a collar and buttons down the front
A piece of clothing with thin straps behind the neck and a loose straight shape
A formal dress a woman wears to a ball or gala
A formal dress worn to evening events, especially dinners
A formal long gown worn to evening events like dinners
A dress with a full, puffed skirt that sticks out
A dress with a full, rounded skirt that looks puffy like a princess dress
A dress with ruffled layers that move when you walk
A dress with soft decorative details like ruffles or ribbons that shows a feminine style
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
2
9.9
A formal coat for men with skirts that reach the knees, common in the 1800s
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frock comes from an old word for a loose outer garment or cloak, so over time it came to mean a simple women's or girl's dress. That's why today a frock usually means a one-piece dress you wear for special or everyday occasions.