frock coat

noun

a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century

• Hypernyms: ↑coat

• Hyponyms: ↑Prince Albert

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noun

: a man's usually double-breasted coat having knee-length skirts front and back

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a man's close-fitting, knee-length coat, single-breasted or double-breasted and with a vent in the back.

[1735-45]

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frock coat UK US noun [countable] [singular frock coat plural frock coats]

a coat that men wore in the 19th century

Thesaurus: clothes and accessories worn in the past_hyponym

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frock coat,

a man's coat, usually double-breaste, reaching about to the knees, and equally long in front and in back.

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n. a man's double-breasted, long-skirted coat, now worn chiefly on formal occasions

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noun, pl ⋯ coats [count]

old-fashioned : a long coat worn by men especially in the 19th century

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ˈfrock coat [frock coat frock coats] noun

a long coat worn in the past by men, now worn only for special ceremonies