frock coat

noun

: a man's knee-length usually double-breasted coat

Examples of frock coat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the moderate liberal in his top hat and frock coat, here was a chance to overturn the monarchies that sat so heavily on top of every society and usher in a new regime of virtue and merit, of free trade and fair exchange. James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023 Her dresses and frock coats, often by British designer Fiona Clare, fit more expertly. Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 5 May 2023 So Camilla looks sleek, pulled together, her frock coats and fascinators dutifully in position, and her hair essentially unchanged for decades — her own version of the uniform that will telegraph a sense of security. Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 5 May 2023 After appearing in modern dress, the all-female-identifying, nonbinary and transgender cast members slip on frock coats, pull their white socks up to their knees and step into buckle shoes to become Colonial Americans, only deconstructed and in full color. Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023 The only touch of the moribund was provided by Jonathan Majors, who arrived, in style, as a Victorian undertaker: frock coat, high collar, black tie. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023 Concealed beneath its frock coat, the latter part of the musical is very angry, and this is the fuse that catches light from the ensemble’s obvious sense of mission. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022 Later in life, Elizabeth established herself as master of the frock coat, dress and matching hat in colors as bold as purple, orange, red and fuchsia. Caryn Franklin, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 In one scene, Disney donned a top hat and frock coat and served as an extra. Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frock coat was in 1823

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“Frock coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frock%20coat. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

frock coat

noun
: a man's long overcoat

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