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Petticoat vs Frock - What's the difference?

petticoat | frock |

As nouns the difference between petticoat and frock

is that petticoat is a tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet while frock is a dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.

As a verb frock is

to clothe in a frock.

petticoat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.
  • (historical) A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
  • A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.
  • A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

    • Related terms

    * petticoat government * petticoating * petticoat pipe * underpetticoat

    Synonyms

    * underskirt

    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.