frock

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To clothe (somebody) in a frock.

   […] Mrs. Parmly-Coles, in thus frocking her daughter, was no jealous cat but a pearl among mothers.

2. 2
   verb

   To grant to an officer the title and uniform of a rank he will soon be promoted to.

   MajGen Richard G. Schulze […] was selected for two-star rank by members of the January selection board. He was frocked on 27 Jan and assigned new duties as CG, MCRD, San Diego.

3. 3
   noun

   a one-piece garment for a woman

4. 4
   noun

   a habit worn by clerics

From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish *hrokk (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”). Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) – whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) –, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).

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