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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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Recent Examples of frock
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 See All Example Sentences for frock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frock
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Designed by master perfumer Jacques Cavallier, the luxe fragrance cloaks Chinese white teas in notes inspired by a botanical garden.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Model Jacquelyn Jablonski wore a vintage Ralph Lauren jacket her mother had thrifted.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • Although the designer purchased the dress for just $6, the bargain was a sale price.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The line showcases vibrant pastels, cherry reds, pinks, greens, caramels and browns on sets, track suits, a boxy pinstriped blazer, knit dress, ostrich leather jacket and sporty separates — as a nod to L.A. and the early 2000s, in line with the brand’s genderfluid approach.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Lebanese haute couture maison, now in its 46th year, is a bridal and celebrity favorite, its signature ballgowns and floral appliqué capes finding favor with red carpet regulars from Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce to Alia Bhatt and Sonam Kapoor.
    Sonakshi Sharma, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Kilmer took over the cape and cowl from from Michael Keaton, who played Batman/Bruce Wayne in the first two films of the series, and Kilmer was himself succeeded by George Clooney in Batman & Robin.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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