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frock
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Definition:Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing, typically coat-like, for men and women.In British English and in Commonwealth countries the word may be used as an alternative term for a girl's or woman's dress. In Australia it is frequently used this way, with the phrase "to frock up" meaning to wear a formal dress or gown for a special occasion.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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“Mercy! Your new white frock! Tanya! Grisha!”
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I had taken a blaring minibus to the airport, and then, making sure to look both ways for approaching aircraft, wandered the length of the runway until I found a smattering of jolly sisters in blue frocks and white habits [...]
J. Maarten Troost. Headhunters on My Doorstep, p.236 (2013)
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I’m going to get hold of a real woman’s frock from somewhere and wear it instead of these bloody trousers.
George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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she was dressed in the girlish dress she commonly wore, befitting her age more than her position: a low frock with short sleeves, and nothing on either head or neck. The frock was of light silk, and clung to her with wet, and her feet were protected merely by thin slippers;
Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights (1847)
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The preparations for that visit cost Dolly some weeks of thought and effort. The occasion demanded it. She was afraid she had no frocks good enough for such a grand house as the Compsons.
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Little Alick in a frock has already made arrangements for his union with a suitable young person at Kew.
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)
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they were uniformly dressed in brown stuff frocks of quaint fashion, and long holland pinafores.
Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre (1847)
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