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Frock vs Robe - What's the difference?

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Frock is a synonym of robe.


As nouns the difference between frock and robe

is that frock is a dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body or frock can be (dialectal) a frog while robe is a long, formal dress worn only on special occasions.

As a verb frock

is to clothe in a frock.

frock

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) frok, frokke, from (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
  • An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals, a habit.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To clothe in a frock.
  • To make a cleric.
    • Derived terms
    * defrock

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) froke, variation of . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A frog.

    • robe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
  • (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.

    • Verb

  • To clothe someone in a robe.

    • Derived terms

    * berobed

    Anagrams

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