noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
frock coat
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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He, too, wore a black top hat, a black frock coat and black trousers.
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Grant met them in a worn black frock coat and listened politely.
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She showered, quickly slipped on her black wool frock , a string of pearls.
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She wore a black cotton frock with a very full skirt and frilly lace-edged petticoat underneath it, just showing.
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A woman was standing near him, an old woman, plump, with grey hair, wearing a black frock .
new
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But Boyd did not care about new hats or new frocks .
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She should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at some one else.
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You want to know when my missus last had a new frock ?
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You look most delightful this afternoon in that new frock .
■ NOUN
coat
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The more extreme designers have turned the jacket into a frock coat , emphasizing the Edwardian feel.
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There were men in frock coats and bowler hats.
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He, too, wore a black top hat, a black frock coat and black trousers.
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Grant met them in a worn black frock coat and listened politely.
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Meanwhile look out for the new Fashion Editor Edwardian-style frock coats with their theatrical, dandyish look.
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He was a cheery chap who wore a frock coat and a soiled black felt hat which had seen better days.
■ VERB
wear
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Although I doubt even Camilla would wear the backless Lycra frock that this woman almost had on.
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Grant met them in a worn black frock coat and listened politely.
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I was sixteen and wearing my prettiest frock .
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He was a cheery chap who wore a frock coat and a soiled black felt hat which had seen better days.
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She wore a cotton frock with little daisies and forget-me-knots sprinkled all over, and a fluffy, pink, angora cardigan.
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She wore a black cotton frock with a very full skirt and frilly lace-edged petticoat underneath it, just showing.
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A woman was standing near him, an old woman, plump, with grey hair, wearing a black frock .
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At first she wouldn't say why she was wearing her good frock and piling on make-up.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although I doubt even Camilla would wear the backless Lycra frock that this woman almost had on.
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Grant met them in a worn black frock coat and listened politely.
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It isn't a matter of choosing between one frock and another.
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Now go on, get one of your most glittery frocks on and give those kids the performance of your life.
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She dresses her dolls in super expensive Dior label frocks and even has her own yacht.
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The mad girl crouching in the corner with her frock up and the unforgivable substance coming from her mouth.
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The more extreme designers have turned the jacket into a frock coat, emphasizing the Edwardian feel.
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There were men in frock coats and bowler hats.