/ frɒk; NAmE frɑːk/ noun
( old-fashioned , especially BrE ) a dress :
a party frock
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French froc , of Germanic origin. The sense priest's or monk's gown is preserved in defrock .
/ frɒk; NAmE frɑːk/ noun
( old-fashioned , especially BrE ) a dress :
a party frock
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French froc , of Germanic origin. The sense priest's or monk's gown is preserved in defrock .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005